At least 1,644 dead after powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, junta says
At least 1,000 people have been killed and 2,376 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude tremor struck the city of Mandalay in central Myanmar. Aftershocks could be felt as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.
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At least 1,000 people have been killed and 2,376 injured after a powerful 7.7 magnitude tremor struck the city of Mandalay in central Myanmar. Aftershocks could be felt as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.
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00:00Hundreds are feared dead after a powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar's second-largest
00:05city, Mandalay.
00:07A 7.7-magnitude quake struck around midday local time.
00:11It was followed by a series of more than 50 aftershocks, with the strongest measuring
00:15in at 6.4 magnitude.
00:18Myanmar's military-run government says almost 700 people have been killed, but warned the
00:22death toll could still continue to rise.
00:25Hundreds are reported missing, and close to 1,700 people sustained injuries of varying
00:30degrees.
00:32Aftershocks were felt in the capital of neighboring Thailand, some 1,300 kilometers southeast
00:36of the epicenter.
00:38A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed, claiming the lives of 10
00:42people and injuring more than a dozen.
00:45The U.S. Geological Survey predicts the death toll from the quakes could top 10,000.
00:50The U.N. has allocated $5 million to help the civil war-embroiled country start relief
00:55efforts.
00:56U.S. President Donald Trump also offered Washington's assistance to help Myanmar with its response.