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Reuters |
A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction ...
The New York Times |
More than 1,600 people were confirmed dead across Myanmar over the weekend, and more than 3,000 were injured in the worst earthquake to hit the country in over a century.
BBC |
Four more people have been pulled from rubble nearly 60 hours after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, killing at least 1,700 people in the south-east Asian country.

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Powerful earthquake kills more than 140 in Myanmar, death toll likely to rise
A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.
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Aid rushes into Myanmar as earthquake's death toll continues to rise
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Calls of grief into the night at preschool destroyed in earthquake
About 15 children's backpacks lie torn apart in the rubble - pink, blue and orange bags with books spilling out of them.Spiderman toys and letters of the alphabet are scattered among broken chairs, tables and garden slides at the remains of this preschool destroyed by the huge earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday.
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Furthermore, the reports clarified that the mother and the baby boy are in stable condition now and recovering.
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5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Mandalay in Myanmar
The USGS says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor
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Rescue teams continue to search for survivors as the region deals with the aftermath of this devastating earthquake.
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Mandalay earthquake: Over 1700 dead as aftershocks hinder rescue efforts
Residents scoured collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed at least 1700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.
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