150+ Deaths after Major Earthquake

 

BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| MYANMAR

The sad devastation and deaths near 150 after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit Myanmar , and might surpass 10,000 dead.

The USGS posted images on their website showing the fault lines:

VIA CNN:

Here’s what to know:

• Where things stand: At least 144 people in Myanmar have been killed and more than 700 more were injured in the earthquake, according to the leader of the country’s ruling military junta, Min Aung Hlaing. Hundreds of injured people have been arriving at a major hospital in Myanmar’s military-built capital of Naypyidaw. At least eight other people were killed after a building collapsed in Bangkok, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said.
• Bangkok building collapse: More than 100 people are still trapped under the rubble the high-rise that was under construction in Bangkok, according to Charnvirakul. People in the city were told to avoid tall buildings, but have now been given the green light to return home. Charnvirakul said inspections have been carried out on other buildings and no immediate dangers were found.
• Calls for aid: Junta leader Min Aung Hlaing made a rare call for help from the international community. The leader is the subject of a request for an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, and his military rarely cooperates with other countries. President Donald Trump said the US will help Myanmar and has been in contact with the country.
• Historic magnitude: Friday’s earthquake was the largest to hit Myanmar in more than a century. It ruptured along the Sagaing Fault. The last time a quake of such magnitude struck on land was the 2023 Turkey earthquake, which killed more than 50,000 people.
• What organizations are saying: The World Health Organization’s Margaret Harris said the damage from the earthquake is “enormous.” The International Rescue Committee’s Myanmar director, Mohamed Riyas, said it could be weeks before the full extent of the destruction is known. Federica Franco, of Medecins Sans Frontieres, said the organization is struggling to get an “emergency care team” to people who need it.

The last time an earthquake hit Myanmar was in 1930, and it was 7.5 in magnitude.

“Almost 80% of the country is outside of the control (of the military), and then they are controlled by different ethnic armed groups,” she said. “They’re controlled by the PDF (People’s Defense Force) under the NUG (National Unity Government), so you can’t have a full picture of what is going on.” 

The person who spoke was a country director for an international non-governmental organization operating in Myanmar.