YANGON, Myanmar | Xinhua | The death toll from a 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 3,145, with 4,589 people injured and 221 missing, the Myanmar Radio and Television reported on Thursday. The Myanmar Fire Services Department, in collaboration with international rescue teams, has been carrying out search and rescue …
Read More »Myanmar’s earthquake death toll rises to 2,056
YANGON, MYANMAR | Xinhua | The death toll from Friday’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 2,056, with approximately 3,900 people injured and nearly 270 reported missing, according to the country’s State Administration Council Information Team on Monday. International and domestic rescuers have been racing against time to save …
Read More »Death toll rises to 1,644 following powerful earthquake in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar | Xinhua | A total of 1,644 people died, 3,408 were injured, and 139 remained missing in a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, according to the Information Team of the State Administration Council on Saturday night. The earthquake hit the southeast Asian country on Friday, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, …
Read More »Over 1,000 dead in Myanmar’s devastating quake, with int’l aid and rescue operations underway
YANGON, Myanmar | Xinhua | A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake, followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock minutes later, struck Myanmar’s Mandalay region on Friday, causing massive casualties and damage in multiple countries. As of Saturday, the disaster has left 1,002 people dead, 2,376 injured and 30 missing in Myanmar alone, the …
Read More »What we know about impact of earthquake in Myanmar, Thailand
BANGKOK | TASS | A powerful earthquake has struck Myanmar, and tremors were felt in China, Thailand, and Vietnam. At least 67 workers were trapped in the debris of a collapsed building in Bangkok, AFP news agency reported. TASS has compiled the main details about the consequences. Magnitude – According …
Read More »144 killed, 732 injured in Myanmar following 7.7-magnitude earthquake
YANGON, Myanmar | Xinhua | At least 144 people were killed and 732 injured in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the country on Friday, the Information Team of Myanmar’s State Administration Council reported. Myanmar’s State Administration Council Chairman Senior General Min Aung Hlaing said that the deaths included 96 from …
Read More »The 1966 earthquake that shook the whole of East Africa
The beloved Virika Cathedral—an architectural and historical landmark that had stood for nearly six decades—collapsed, reducing to rubble a sacred space where thousands had gathered in prayer over the years. Kampala, Uganda | CHRISTOPHER KISEKKA & WILSON AKIIKI KAIJA – URN | Fifty-nine years ago on March 20, a powerful …
Read More »Uganda – South Sudan border hit by 4.9 magnitude earthquake
Yumbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 4.9 moderate magnitude earthquake hit the border areas of South Sudan and Uganda on Monday evening. Confirmed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the quake struck at 9:54pm near Yei in Central Equatoria state, some 36 km North of Yumbe district in …
Read More »The failure of earthquake prediction
Can we get better at predicting earthquakes? ANALYSIS | MICHEL CAMPILLO & ROB VAN DER HILST | An earthquake measuring 6.2 rocked central Italy in the early hours of Aug. 24, leaving more than 200 dead and hundreds missing in the rubble of the disasters. Given the devastation earthquakes cause, seismologists …
Read More »Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 1,037
Rabat, Morocco | Xinhua | The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck Morocco Friday night has risen to 1,037, said the country’s Interior Ministry on Saturday. The earthquake has also injured at least 1,204 people, according to the latest update from the ministry. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday …
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