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muriel_volestrangler

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4. Myanmar earthquake: at least 144 killed as rescues also continue in Bangkok
Fri Mar 28, 2025, 11:26 AM
Mar 28
Myanmar’s junta chief says at least 144 people have been killed and 732 injured by a major earthquake that struck the country and also brought down a high-rise building under construction in the Thai capital, Bangkok.
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Images published by Khit Thit Media, a news agency based in Myanmar, showed piles of bricks and rubble outside a damaged mosque, also in Mandalay. At least 20 people had died there, it reported, though it was not possible to verify this figure.

At least three people were also killed after a mosque in Toungoo, in Bago region, partly collapsed, two witnesses told Reuters. “We were saying prayers when the shaking started … Three died on the spot,” said a witness. Local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured after a hotel collapsed in Aungban.

In a briefing from Yangon, Marie Manrique, programme coordinator for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), said: “Public infrastructure has been damaged including roads, bridges and public buildings. We currently have concerns for large-scale dams that people are watching to see the conditions of them. We anticipate the impact to be quite large.”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/28/myanmar-earthquake-thailand-magnitude-thailand-tremors-bangkok

US Geological Survey says Myanmar at risk of liquefaction - here's what that means

In the aftermath of an earthquake, "liquefaction" can continue to cause damage to buildings and infrastructure, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) says could become a significant issue in Myanmar.

Liquefaction is the process by which water-saturated soil loses its strength and behaves like a liquid during earthquakes, according to the USGS.

In a warning, the body says: "Liquefaction triggered by this earthquake is estimated to be extensive in severity and [or] spatial extent", with more then 1,000 square km (380 square miles) set to be affected.

If the ground beneath a building loses strength and begins to flow like a liquid, it can cause major damage.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4gex01m7n5t?post=asset%3A1f0b24a0-0a2a-4842-9fa7-59f0c724f868#post

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