Powerful earthquake strikes central Myanmar

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On Friday afternoon, a strong earthquake hit Central Myanmar, causing buildings to be removed several hundred miles away from the neighboring Thailand capital bank.

The center of magnitude 7.7 was just out of the Monday, MyanmarThe second largest city with a population of 1.5 million. A second earthquake was registered with magnitude 6.4 after 12 minutes.

Social media shows that buildings in the Historic Tihasik capital of the country have become ruined, including the loss of the former palace.

A 90 -year -old bridge collapsed, when the parts of the highway were damaged with Yangon, the most populous city connecting the mandal.

Have been in Myanmar In the civil war A military coup in 2021, which dismissed the elected government of the Nobel Peace Prize, dismissed Aung San Suu Kyi.

The Earthquake on Friday was the most powerful recorded since the earthquake of magnitude 7.8 Turkey and Syria’s injury Two years ago, more than 000,6 were caused by the fatalities.

According to the video on social media, the bank, which is 600 miles away from the earthquake and home, and the home of 1 17 million people from home, several high-house buildings and an under construction collapsed, according to social media video.

Thailand Prime Minister Patankan Shinwatra announced an emergency after the meeting was postponed in Phuket.

After the earthquake, the Thai Stock Exchange closed the trade in the afternoon, when Bangkok’s elevated train system was postponed.

According to the country’s disaster prevention and mitigation department, the earthquake was felt in territories across Thailand. Hano’s office workers in the Vietnam capital also removed the buildings after the tremor.

No immediate information about the number of casualties was available.

This is a developing story.