Another Earthquake Hits Myanmar
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At least 1,600 people are now confirmed dead after the massive 7.7 earthquake caused widespread devastation in both countries.
CNN |
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday causing mass destruction.
BBC |
About 1,700 people have died in Myanmar, with thousands more injured, and those numbers are expected to rise.
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While China, Russia and other nations have rushed emergency response teams to the devastated country, the U.S., once a leader in foreign aid, has been slow to act.
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AsAmNews on MSNThai student on earthquake: “Intense shaking.” “Cracks on wall”Wasamon Audjarint, a graduate student at Columbia University studying political journalism pulled an all-nighter Thursday night trying to finish up her thesis. She says she fell asleep in the library in New York City and woke up to frantic messages from friends asking if her family in Bangkok was alright.
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The 7.7 magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar 's second largest city, struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock.
The Audi was being driven by Miriam Yarimi. It continued forward and then careened into a crosswalk, killing the 35-year-old woman and her daughters, 8 and 6, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a press conference at the scene. “This was a horrific tragedy caused by someone who shouldn’t have been on the road,” Tisch added.
The quake shook a swath of Southeast Asia. Myanmar’s military government said 144 people were killed in just three cities. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated that the death toll was likely to surpass 1,
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3.6-magnitude earthquake recorded in Canada, felt more than 100 miles away, USGS saysDozens reported feeling the 3.6-magnitude earthquake in southeastern Canada, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. Getty Images/iStockphoto Reports of shaking are coming in from southeastern Canada and into New York as officials recorded a 3.6-magnitude ...
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Asianet Newsable on MSNSearch, rescue ops continue in Bangkok as 30-storey building collapses after Myanmar earthquake (WATCH)Search and rescue operations continue outside JJ Mall Chatuchak in Thailand's Bangkok on Sunday following the collapse of a 30-storey under-construction building triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday.
The magnitude 1.8 quake struck at around 8:23 a.m. about 4.5 miles from Gladstone, according to the United States Geological Survey. It hit about 5 miles below ground. It's roughly 40 miles west of New York City.