A violent earthquake caused extensive damage Myanmar and nearby Thailand on friday. It is feared that thousands of people have died after a catastrophic 7.7 earthquake defeated skyscrapers, bridges and dams.
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. The epicenter was only 10 miles from the city and had a population of about 1.5 million. The main tremor was struck at a relatively shallow depth of about six miles.
What's worse, Myanmar is currently caught up in a civil war.
Just 12 minutes after the first 7.7 earthquake, a strong 6.4 earthquake struck the same area. USGS. There have been at least six major aftershocks since the original earthquake. This ranged in sizes from 4.5 to 4.9.
The earthquake caused the collapse of buildings in five cities and towns in Myanmar. Reuters.
image Show that the AVA bridge over the Irrawaddy River has been destroyed.
picture It shows a huge crevass on the ground caused by an earthquake.
PBS Global Charity Christian Aid reported that a ground-based partner in Myanmar reported that the dam had burst and water levels rose.
A building in Mandalay, Myanmar, collapsed. STR/AFP via Getty Images
At least 10 people have been killed and nearly 100 missing in Bangkok's capital, Thailand, about 1,250 miles from Mandalay.
terrible video High-rise buildings show moments under construction It fell Near the popular Chatuchak market in Bangkok. Workers and Local residents It was I saw it They were running for their lives when the 33-storey building crashed. picture Not only did the earthquake show that it flattened the building, it also threw cranes attached to the skyscraper.
a video The rooftop pool of the skyscraper revealed that it had transformed into a waterfall during the earthquake as large waves splattered from the skyscrapers.
Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency in Bangkok.
Myanmar officials have issued states of emergency in the Sagar region, Mandalay region, Magway region, Northeast Shan Province, Nei Paitau Council region and Bago region.
What's worse, Myanmar is currently caught up in a civil war.
“More than 3 million people remain evacuated from an armed conflict that has been raging since the 2021 military coup,” he said. Amnesty International Researcher Joe Freeman. “More than a third of our population will need humanitarian assistance this year.”
Myanmar's military government chief said in a speech aired on Friday that at least 144 people were killed and another 730 were injured.
“The death toll and injuries are expected to rise.” I said Senior General Min Ang Franing.
Hlaing said, “We would like to expand our invitations open to organizations and countries that are willing to help those in need in our country.”
President Donald Trump has declared that the United States will help Myanmar.
“We'll help,” Trump said. I said From the oval office on Friday. “We're already talking to this country.”
The USGS estimates that nearly 800,000 people have been exposed to “violent” shaking from the earthquake.
Myanmar is the 42nd poorest country in the world. Global Finance.
USGS “A high number of casualties is likely to result in widespread damage and there is a high possibility that a disaster is spreading,” he said.
A rapid assessment of global earthquakes for the response of US Geological Surveys. I gave it A harsh view of the loss of life from an earthquake.
“The impact is likely to be serious.” It is listed Ian Maine is a professor of seismology and rock physics at the University of Edinburgh. “Based on the above estimated strength of ground shaking, as well as population density maps and building vulnerabilities, the predicted loss of USGS Pager is sadly likely to be around 10,000-100,000 deaths and around 6%-70% of Myanmar's GDP.”
The USGS Pager System provides estimates of the impact of fatal and economic losses following serious earthquakes around the world. The USGS estimates that nearly 800,000 people have been exposed to “violent” trembling from the earthquake.
US Geological Survey I said The earthquake “occurred as a result of a strike slip fault between plates in India and Eurasia.”
“Myanmar is not a stranger to earthquakes.” It is listed Joanna Faure Walker, professor of earthquake geology and disaster risk reduction at the University of London. “The plate boundary between the Indian and Eurasian plates runs north and south, almost north and south, cutting through the center of the country. These two plates travel at different speeds along the boundary of the conversion plate, so they move past each other.
According to USGSthe area has been hit by six other magnitude 7 and major earthquakes since 1900. The latest earthquake was a shaking magnitude 7.0 shaking, with 32 buildings collapsed.
You can see the CNN newscast about the earthquake that destroyed Myanmar and Thailand here.
The rescue team operates at a construction site where a building collapses in Bangkok. Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty Images
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