Myanmar and Thailand earthquake latest: Over 1,600 dead in Myanmar as rescuers race to find Bangkok survivors

Sitting on the border between the two tectonic plates, Myanmar is one of the most unusual more active countries in the world.

But earthquakes of such size are rare in the area for secured Sagaing.

“The border of the plate between the plate and the Eurasian plate works approximately north-south, cutting in the middle of the earth,” Joanna Faure Walker, Professor and Earthquake Expert at University College London.

Plates move side by side horizontally at different speeds. Although this causes “strike” earthquakes that are not as powerful as those who are seen in “subduction zones”, they still have a hitting capacity from 7 to 8.

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How to save races for finding survivors across Minamara, humanitarian aid hosts the critically damaged infrastructure in the country.

The main bridges and roads were among the structures that collapsed in Myanmar after mass spending 7.7 magnetries, which makes humanitarian operations for access areas in need, on Saturday in UN for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Myanmar’s military rulers released a hundred foreign saving staff on Saturday after the earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the funniest natural disaster to hit impoverished, a war country.

“Damage to Expreswayway Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay has led to the disorder of services, with cracks and surface distortions that force highways to stop operations,” OCHA said.

Shauna-Rose, Tourist visiting Bangkok, says the city came to “stalemate”, as “Chaos”, holding after the earthquake.

Shortly after checking in his Bangkok hostel, the 30-year-old Irish backpack “began to feel that the room crashes a little,” she said Independent.

“He continued to go for another 15 seconds or something and became stronger. I looked at the lamps on the ceiling and rocking so much. He felt like I was on board.”

At that moment, Shauna-Rose and the second guest in the hostel agreed that they should have left the hostel.

There were “people everywhere” on the street, she said. “It was a strange feeling, but it didn’t seem to be too panic.”

It was only after the earthquake resided that Chaos began to rule in Bangkok.

“I think the whole thing may have lasted for 5 minutes or so, but I didn’t expect chaos after that,” Shauna-Rose said.

“The city was in a downtime, all metronoms were stopped, the malls were closed, people were angry waters from any shop that were still open, and everywhere they were and everywhere you could barely move.”

Only in the evening, things came back to normal, Shauna-Rose says.

Group of Buddhist monks The Saffron dresses collect In addition to the shrine The lie collapsed on Earth, but seemingly untouched, as if someone had pushed him. They don’t look at it but in the middle, Primrose-Yellow building A few hundred meters away.

As monks film on their phones – a building, a seemingly solid moment, it suddenly collapsed, the upper floors disappear in the cloud of dust as Monasi Flinch, Crouch, then quickly resumes recording. It can only hope that everyone is already out inside.

Meanwhile, the top of the Spice Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda near Mandalaya, near the epicenter earthquakeIt is removed as spectators screaming and crying to the death of this thousand year’s pagoda. In Mandalay, the excellent royal palace, built in the 1850s, also suffered damage.

Annabel friend, whose The family lived in Myanmar for many years, reports

Earthquake struck at a depth of 10km, About 17.2km from the second largest city of Mandalaya Myanmar, according to the geological change of the United States (USGS).

The noon Temble was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude nearby, and the people in Bangkok evacuated from their buildings were warned to stay outside in case there was more.

The 37-member rescue team from the Chinese Province Yunnan arrived in Yangon at the beginning of Saturday, leading earthquake, drones and other urgent supplies, according to the Xinhu news agency.

Chinese President Xi Jinping talked to the head of Myanmar Junta, Min Aung Thlaing, confirmed the Chinese Embassy. State media reported that XI expressed “deep grief” through the extended destruction caused by the earthquake.

The death trip from the earthquake in Myanmar now rose to 1,644, the AFP reported, stating the ruling military military country.

Desperate wait continues outside Bangkok of high growth

Anxious beloved waited outside of what is now and the remains of the unfinished skyscraper, tired, in Thailand.

Lifeguards race against the time to search for almost 50 people and are more believed to be trapped inside the ruins because more than 24 hours have passed because the tragedy hit the tragedy.

The skyscraper under construction with 30 floors crashed in the earthquake. It was next to the spotted for the weekend of Chatuchak market, which is known among foreign tourists.

Waenphet Panta said she wasn’t heard with Kanlayanee daughter since he was about an hour before the earthquake.

A friend said Kanlayanee worked high on the building on Friday.

“I pray that the daughter is safe, that she survived and was in the hospital,” she said, Kanlayanee’s father sitting next to her.

The head of Myanmar Junta, Min Aung Thlaing, visited Mandalaj on Saturday to assess the damage caused by the earthquake, the state media said, the day after being a rare appeal of international aid.

After the air research of the Mandalay region, Min Aung Thlaing continued the inspections on the ground, according to Junta statement.

Junte Leader, previously erupted side of assistance like the country remained under several sanctions after 2021. coups.

“Search, rescue and relief operations are carried out in the affected areas,” the statement added.

China announced 100m Juan ($ 13.77 million) in the help of Myanmar after the devastating earthquake claimed over 1,000 lives, she said Saturday.

The package for assistance includes tents, blankets, emergency medical kits, food and water, with the first shipment for arrival 31. March, according to the statement on the Facebook page of the Chinese Embassy.