FILE: One year since massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar

Record ID: 2370417

  • Title: FILE: One year since massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar
  • Date: 28th April 2025
  • Summary: A 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted the war-torn Southeast Asian nation on March 28, 2025, with its epicentre in Mandalay. MANDALAY, MYANMAR (FILE - MARCH 28, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF PEOPLE GATHERING ON STREET AFTER EARTHQUAKE WITH FACADE OF PARTIALLY COLLAPSED BUILDINGS VARIOUS OF VIEW OF COLLAPSED BUILDINGS FROM MOVING VEHICLE PEOPLE
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  • Keywords: Anniversary Earthquake Mandalay Min Aung Hlaing Myanmar NAYPYITAW Thailand Yangon natural disaster
  • Location: MANDALAY, NAYPYITAW, YANGON, MYANMAR / BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • City: MANDALAY, NAYPYITAW, YANGON, MYANMAR / BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Myanmar
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
  • Reuters ID: LVA003973028042025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Saturday (March 28) marks one year since a massive quake killed more than 3,000 in Myanmar, and 62 in Bangkok due to a building collapse.
    The 7.7-magnitude quake, one of Myanmar's strongest in a century, jolted a region home to 28 million, toppling buildings such as hospitals, flattening communities and leaving many without food, water and shelter.
    The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that rebuilding of houses and essential services in Myanmar is still ongoing.
    (Production: Zaw Oo Naing, Napat Wesshasartar)
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