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Myanmar-Thailand quake: Rescuers scramble to find survivors DW 03/30/2025
2025-04-18 18:45:04| Spiritual Career Counseling
Rescue efforts continued in Myanmar and Thailand on Sunday, as hopes to find survivors from the major earthquake which rocked both countries two days ago dimmed.Thai rescue operations continued in the capital, Bangkok, while in war-ravaged Myanmar, residents were leading the search operations in many areas. Aftershocks could still be felt, with one at a magnitude of 5.1 hitting Mandalay on Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey.Myanmar's neighbors sent relief materials and rescue personnel after the country's ruling junta made a rare plea for help following the devastating quake. Over 1,700 people have been killed with some 3,400 injured, with figures still expected to rise in the aftermath of what has been described as one of the strongest earthquakes to have hit Myanmar in a century.What are rescue efforts like in Myanmar?The earthquake struck Myanmar at a very vulnerable time amid an ongoing civil war that has sparked a massive humanitarian crisis since a 2021 mili...
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