Naypyidaw, Myanmar, March 28, 2025 (AFP) - First deaths confirmed as 'mass casualty' quake hits Myanmar, Thailand

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2025-03-28

A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. The shallow 7.7-magnitude tremor hit northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar, and was followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock. The quake's devastation prompted a rare request for international aid from Myanmar's isolated military......

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