Myanmar: earthquake destroys temple and collapses bridge amid widespread damage

Myanmar: earthquake destroys temple and collapses bridge amid widespread damage

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A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake has rocked Myanmar and Thailand, bringing down buildings and prompting Myanmar’s isolated military junta to make a rare request for international aid. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Initial footage from Myanmar shows widespread damage to infrastructure. Myanmar’s junta has not given a death toll on the Burmese side of the border, but witnesses and local media said people have been killed in the city of Mandalay and the towns Toungoo and Aungban. Hundreds of casualties were taken to a hospital in the capital, Naypyidaw, where injured people were being treated outside because of damage to the building Myanmar and Thailand rocked by 7.7-magnitude earthquake ► https://ift.tt/S4VfWRK Thailand and Myanmar earthquake live ► https://ift.tt/aM2kOpw The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► https://ift.tt/zgd45kJ Website ► https://ift.tt/2NSvkds Facebook ►https://ift.tt/67dvCie Instagram ► https://ift.tt/TovZL03 The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #myanmar #myanmarearthquake #thailand #thailandearthquake #earthquake
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