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SVPete:
Powerful earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand, at least 150 killed and hundreds more injured

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/earthquake-myanmar-thailand-77-bangkok-tremor-rcna198515


--- Quote ---BANGKOK — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered in Myanmar reverberated across Southeast Asia on Friday, with the scale of death and destruction slowly coming into view in the war-ravaged nation, where the military government maintains a tight hold on information.

The earthquake occurred around 1:30 p.m. local time (2:30 a.m. ET) at a depth of 6 miles near Mandalay, the second-largest city in Myanmar, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was followed 11 minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock.

The USGS warned on Friday that “high casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread.” According to a predictive analysis based on the strength and depth of the earthquake, USGS estimated that more than 1000 people may have been killed, with a death toll over 10,000 a strong possibility.

Myanmar’s ruling military general, Min Aung Hlaing, said the death toll was at least 140 people, with hundreds more injured, according to Reuters. He added that those numbers are likely to rise.
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In neighboring Thailand, at least ten people were confirmed to have been killed, with at least 100 more missing, according to city officials. The death toll is expected to rise.
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The large fallen building being shown in news articles I've seen is in Bangkok, some 700 miles from Mandalay, where the quake occurred. Roughly midway between Bangkok and Mandalay is Thailand's second largest city, Chiang Mai, population 1.2 million. WRT Myanmar (Burma) Its three largest cities, one being Mandalay, are all closer to the epicenter than Chiang Mai. Myanmar's largest city is Yangon (Rangoon), and it third largest is the capital, Naypyidaw. Taken together, USGS' guesstimate of up to 10,000 dead may be optimistic, though the chances of the government of Myanmar giving good-faith death toll numbers are not great.

The authoritarian government of Myanmar is both racist (against ethnic minorities) and religiously bigoted (against Muslims in the country's west and Christians in the country's east). The ethnic groups in the east, many of whom are also Christians, seem to be in the earthquakes destructive path (Mandalay - Bangkok), so the Myanmar government is not likely to give a @#$% about deaths in eastern Myanmar. As to destruction in western Myanmar, :shrug: .

Ralph Wiggum:
https://youtu.be/vAlinvw2Rb0?si=EVFSU52_2kJxg6tA

SVPete:
Is it safe to visit Thailand?

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/safe-visit-thailand-travel-advice-115042621.html


--- Quote ---An 8.2-magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar, causing widespread damage across the region including 800 miles (1,300km) away in Bangkok, where an unfinished 30-storey skyscraper collapsed after the tremor.

The earthquake was initially registered as 7.7 magnitude but was later upgraded to 8.2, making it the worst earthquake to hit Myanmar since 1946. State television confirmed the deaths of 144 people, with a further 732 injured.

The earthquake was so powerful that footage shows water tipping out of swimming pools atop high-rise buildings in the Thai capital. Both the Thai Prime Minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, and Myanmar’s military junta have declared a state of emergency after the quake.
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The 8.2-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar, around 10 miles (16km) from Mandalay, on Friday at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km). The quake was followed by a powerful 6.4 magnitude aftershock.

Widespread destruction has been reported across Myanmar. Mandalay’s Ava Bridge collapsed into the Irrawaddy River after the quake, and buildings and temples lie in ruins.
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The earthquake was also reportedly felt in Bangladesh, India, Laos and China. The quake caused damage to houses and injuries in the Chinese city of Ruili on the border with Myanmar
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I didn't see any info, yet, about relief efforts on the Samaritan's Purse or Youth With A Mission websites, but the former has done relief work in Myanmar in the past, and YWAM has 7 bases in Thailand, including at least 2 or 3 along the Thai-Myanmar border (possibly refugee camps).

Ralph Wiggum:

--- Quote from: SVPete on March 28, 2025, 03:13:20 PM ---Is it safe to visit Thailand?

https://uk.style.yahoo.com/safe-visit-thailand-travel-advice-115042621.html

I didn't see any info, yet, about relief efforts on the Samaritan's Purse or Youth With A Mission websites, but the former has done relief work in Myanmar in the past, and YWAM has 7 bases in Thailand, including at least 2 or 3 along the Thai-Myanmar border (possibly refugee camps).

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You mean Siam? :rofl:

SVPete:
Myanmar has reported that their death toll is 1600. Contrary to what I'm guessing DU-Denizens have claimed, Trump announced that USAID will be providing assistance, https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/trump-says-us-will-be-helping-as-burma-quake-deaths-pass-1000-post-5833455 . Maybe not funneling $$$$ to US Prog political activists and harebrained projects in other countries will allow $$$$ for real aid to a country in need.

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