Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand
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Powerful earthquakes struck the Asian countries of Thailand and Myanmar, destroying buildings and leaving more than 1,600 people dead.
From The Weather Channel
A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.
From Reuters
The Red Cross said downed power lines are adding to challenges for their teams trying to reach Mandalay and Sagaing regions and southern Shan state.
From Time
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At least 694 people in Myanmar have been killed and 1,670 injured after an earthquake struck on Friday. Tremors were felt across the region, including in Bangkok.
Social media was flooded with spine-chilling videos of a high-rise building in Bangkok turning into a ‘scary waterfall’ after the structure began to shake amid a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar- resulting in its infinity pool's water falling from the building’s edge.
A powerful earthquake near Myanmar-Thailand border causes chaos in Bangkok, with rooftop pools overflowing and residents evacuated.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
This is the terrifying moment a huge wave from an infinity pool swept up dozens of people after an earthquake in Myanmar sparked shockwaves across Southeast Asia
THIS is the terrifying moment people fleeing the deadly Myanmar earthquake are drenched in gushing water from a rooftop infinity pool. The destructive 7.7 magnitude quake rocked south east Asia
Myanmar experienced a severe earthquake measuring 7.9 on the Richter scale, with a depth of 30 kilometers and an epicenter near the central city of Mandalay, also known as Wazeng. The tremor was so powerful that it was felt as far away as Bangkok,
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar early Friday morning and the quake, which is said to have occurred at a 'shallow' depth of just 6 miles below