What do we know about the earthquake in Myanmar

7.7 magnitude earthquake Hit the central myanmar On Friday, southeast Asia sends shock waves and damaged hundreds of miles from death and death.

Military Khunta in Myanmar, said that 144 people were killed and 732 were injured. The number of deaths expected to cause the country to death came to the second largest city in the country, Mandalay hospitals.

The quake, a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok, said at least three people were killed and missing them. He also shook the buildings in China and voiced bridges and houses far away as Vietnam.

Myanmar is in the throats of a civil war that leaves about 20 million people with the necessary food and shelter. Censorship He applied the military government of Myanmary In Thailand and other countries, the damage scale, even in other countries, limited the dissemination of information from the center of the disaster.

Where was the epicenter?

The US Geological Survey says the earthquake near Mandalay Mandalay Mandalay, according to US geological research at 12:50 local time. About 12 minutes later a 6.4 magnitude hit the same area to the same area.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake is considered a basis. The magnitude of the plant is classified in areas where strong and possible areas can be harmed, According to the agency.

Central Myanmar in the movement of large plates of the earth’s crust, Tending to strong earthquakes. The country’s most active seismic activity zone in the eastern end of the Alpine pipeline. Three earthquakes in the power of 7.7 or more, near the last century myanmar or near the last USGS database in 1988.

On Friday, the earthquake hit a divine depth of six miles, that is, it was likely to cause more violent vibrations. This concussion was felt like Bangkok, 800 miles from the epicenter of Thailand’s capital.

Which countries affected?

Despite limited information from the authorities in Myanmar, the earthquake was almost most destructive. There is a Mandalay city of Mandalay, the largest major city near the epicenter Estimated population 1.5 million people.

Neighbor Thailand also felt the earthquake, especially in Bangkok About 11 million people Live in the Metropolitan Area. Prime Minister Paetongtarn declared the city of Shineseawatra “Ambulance” and asked residents to ask them to give up tall buildings.

In China, the news media in the province of Yunnan, neighboring Myanmar, Ruili’s busy border-border cities damaged buildings.

Unfortunately, in Bangladesh, in the western of Myanmary, but there was no immediate news about the damage.

What is the number of deaths and what damage was it?

Demolition and injured people are expected to rise as rescue workers dug out excavations. Myanmar’s military government, 144 people were killed and 732 were injured, he said.

In Mandalay, the video showed that the Ava bridge, built by the British in the 1930s, partially collapsed by the images approved by the New York Times. But heavy censorship It was difficult to see the full size of the damage applied by the Myanmar’s military government.

At least three of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok died at least three of the scattered skyscraper. At least 70 people are still missing, it is not known whether 20 people who are trapped in an elevator shaft are still alive. The city rose train service was closed and people fled from tall buildings after emergency.

Chinese State media reported A large number of people were injured in the city of Ruili.

What help is available?

In Myanmar, the worst shot is in the center of the country managed by the Military Khunta. In 2008, the disasters in 2023 in 2023 as Cyclone Mocha and Cyclone Nargis asked international assistance and throtted help in the military government, international assistance and its control.

Khunta after a strong earthquake hit Friday He made a rare appeal for help. Plea pointed out that the authorities have closed for the high death number of deaths.

“We will cooperate with them for the best care to victims.”

The territories of the country run by the rebel forces are farther away from the earthquake. These areas seem to be relatively unfit, but the information in the isolated areas can be slow.

World Health Organization gossip Looking at sending trauma materials to support Myanmar. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies gossip The teams in the country assessed the situation.

Contributed by reporting Abuse Lee Wee, John yoon, Keith Bradsher, John Keefe, Richard C. Paddock, Muktita Suhartono, Adam Patiarar and Paul Mozur.