Myanmar’s idyllic landscape of Inle Lake shattered as bamboo homes destroyed after quake

Record ID: 1987527

  • Title: Myanmar’s idyllic landscape of Inle Lake shattered as bamboo homes destroyed after quake
  • Date: 1st April 2025
  • Summary: INLE LAKE, SHAN STATE, MYANMAR (MARCH 31, 2025) (VIDEO OBTAINED BY REUTERS) COLLAPSED WOODEN HOUSE PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN WATER / PEOPLE IN BOATS PASSING ROWS OF TILTED HOMES ON INLE LAKE VARIOUS OF WOODEN AND BAMBOO HOUSES COLLAPSED AND HALF SUBMERGED IN WATER / POLES SLANTED IN WATER VARIOUS OF PEOPLE COMMUTING ON BOAT THROUGH ROWS OF DAMAGED HOMES ON THE LAKE VARIOUS OF
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  • Keywords: Inle Lake Myanmar Thailand collapsed earthquake houses
  • Location: INLE LAKE, SHAN STATE, MYANMAR
  • City: INLE LAKE, SHAN STATE, MYANMAR
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
  • Reuters ID: LVA001318901042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: VIDEO QUALITY AS INCOMING
    The once-serene Inle Lake, a picturesque location in Myanmar's Shan State, was transformed into a scene of devastation after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, sending traditional wooden and bamboo homes crashing into the lake, videos showed on Monday (March 31).
    Footage of the aftermath of the quake, revealed rows of homes tilting precariously in the lake, as several structures were partially submerged beneath the lake's surface.
    The earthquake that struck around lunchtime on Friday (March 28), one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, has damaged infrastructure including bridges, highways, airports and railways - hampering rescue efforts as a civil war rages on in the Southeast Asian nation.
    The death toll has reached 2,065 with more than 3,900 injured and over 270 missing, the country's state television channel MRTV reported.
    (Production: Juarawee Kittisilpa. Daniel Lim)
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