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An earthquake in central Myanmar just unearthed an ancient structure that may be part of a royal “water palace,” experts say. Previously, only a staircase was visible. Now, after the ...
A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand, with the epicenter near Mandalay. The quake caused significant structural damage, collapsing buildings and creating large cracks in the ground ...
In Mandalay, where the ICRC has an operational sub-delegation with 45 staff, teams have been on the ground from the outset – working ... ICRC staff My family and I are also survivors of this ...
A British tourist in Thailand’s capital Bangkok has relived the terrifying moment a deadly 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the country and neighbouring Myanmar, causing “cracks to appear” in ...
Shock footage has captured the moment the 8.2 magnitude Myanmar earthquake tremors sent a multi-story skyscraper tumbling to the ground. The video is just one of dozens that have emerged following ...
The death toll in Thailand also increased to 17 in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake that hit central Bangkok and other parts of the country. As rescue efforts continued in Myanmar after the ...
According to the BBC, Rebecca Bell, a tectonics expert at Imperial College London, explained that faults—cracks ... above ground. Measuring 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale, the earthquake ...
Kim Nam points to a wall crack at his apartment in HCMC that he believes appeared due to tremors from the Myanmar earthquake. Photo by VnExpress/Ha Giang The earthquake struck Myanmar at 1:20 p.m. on ...
Sixty-one years ago today, March 27, 1964, the second most powerful earthquake on the planet shook Alaska and affected every other province and state along the west coast. Measuring 9.2 and lasting ...
He initially felt his head was spinning but later realised that the ground beneath him was shaking. Soon, many realised it was an earthquake and rushed to a common area. He said, “Metro lines ...
Liquefaction occurs when an intense earthquake causes water-saturated ground to lose its strength and behave like a liquid, which can lead to flash flooding in areas near the epicenter. Aides ...