Order byBest matchMost fresh

Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,700

Digest more
Top News
Overview
Event details
The leader of Myanmar's ruling military junta said on state television Tuesday that it was assumed the death toll would exceed 3,000, according to the Reuters news agency.
From CBS News
Rescue efforts continue after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand, China and India.
From BBC
Rescue teams in Myanmar and Thailand are searching for survivors after Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake that toppled buildings and damaged roads.
From Yahoo

Read more on News Digest

Myanmar earthquake death toll expected to exceed 3,000, but remarkable rescues still leave room for hope
Remarkable rescue stories from Myanmar's earthquake ruins are keeping hope alive, but aid agencies say time is running out fast, and the need for help is vast.
Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Tops 2,000; Dozens Still Missing In Bangkok, Thailand
Time is running out to find any additional survivors of Friday's powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 2,700 people.Government officials also said they've confirmed 4,
Signs of life detected in quake-struck Bangkok skyscraper; death toll tops 2,000
Signs of life were detected in the ruins of a skyscraper in Bangkok on Monday as efforts intensified to find people trapped three days after a massive earthquake in Southeast Asia that killed at least 2,
Pictures and maps: earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand
Thousands of people in Myanmar may need urgent shelter, food and medical help, according to the International Rescue Committee's Myanmar director, Mohamed Riyas. He says it could be weeks before the full extent of the earthquake damage is known,
Earthquake compounds humanitarian crisis in Myanmar, where death toll has passed 1,700
A massive earthquake that rocked Myanmar could exacerbate hunger and disease outbreaks in a country already wracked by food shortages, mass displacement and civil war, aid groups and the United Nations warned Monday.
What caused the Myanmar earthquake - and why did it make a tower in Bangkok collapse?
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 2,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though the south-east Asian nation is a high risk region for earthquakes,
After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?
Rescue teams in Myanmar and Thailand are searching for survivors after Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake that toppled buildings and damaged roads. The disaster has killed more than 2,000 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in Thailand,
Golden rescue window closing three days after quake kills more than 1,700 in Myanmar and Thailand. Here’s what we know
Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than three days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending tremors through nearby Chinese provinces.
Myanmar Quake Death Toll Rises to 1,644 as Resistance Movement Announces Partial Cease-Fire
A unilateral partial ceasefire to facilitate earthquake relief efforts was announced on Saturday by Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military.
Myanmar-Thailand Earthquake: Causes behind the tremors and Bangkok tower collapse
Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, lies over 1,000 kilometers (about 621 miles) away from the earthquake’s epicenter.
Survivors still being found from Myanmar earthquake, but hopes begin to fade as deaths exceed 2,700
Hope was fading of finding many more survivors of the violent earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people, compounding a humanitarian crisis caused by a civil war.
Thailand probes earthquake toppling of Bangkok high-rise as official sees "something suspicious"
Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police official said.
Thailand’s heroic dog unit searches for survivors under rubble in earthquake-stricken Bangkok. Video
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, causing a building collapse in Bangkok. Rescue dogs are helping locate survivors, earning online praise.
Explore more
Does This Video Show Nurses Protecting Babies in Bangkok During Earthquake? No!
A video from China, which shows nurses trying to shield newborns during what appears to be an earthquake, is being incorrectly shared as a recent incident from Thailand.
2,700 killed in Myanmar earthquake, a number that’s expected to rise
The head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, told a forum in Naypyitaw, that 2,719 people have been found dead, with 4,521 others injured and 441 missing, Myanmar’s Western News online portal reported.
Chinese company investigated after Bangkok skyscraper collapses in earthquake
A Chinese-backed contractor is facing an investigation over the collapse of a 33-floor skyscraper in Bangkok in Friday’s earthquake.
El Mundo on MSN3h
With rescue teams searching for survivors under the skyscraper in Bangkok brought down by the earthquake: "We have passed the 72 hours to find people alive"
The epicenter, in Burma, was 1,000 kilometers away, but the quake toppled a large building under construction that has buried 76 workers. Bangkok rises under a leaden sky that casts a halo of pessimism over the grief-stricken families,
VnExpress International on MSN4h
Singaporean YouTuber Jianhao Tan shocked by earthquake during Bangkok trip
Singaporean influencer Jianhao Tan and his family were on holiday in Bangkok when a powerful earthquake in Myanmar sent tremors through the Thai capital, leaving them shocked and fearful.
Feedback