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Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, Myanmar declares state of emergency
At least three people were killed in the town of Taungoo in Myanmar when a mosque partially collapsed, witnesses said, while local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured ...
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Earthquake Deals Heavy Blow to Myanmar Military
Despite a news blackout about damage to military facilities in the junta’s heartland, simple arithmetic suggests that the ...
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Powerful quake in Southeast Asia kills several, 81 trapped in Bangkok building rubble
At least three people were killed in the town of Taungoo in Myanmar when a mosque partially collapsed, witnesses said, while local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured ...
The Irrawaddy11d
Shattered Lives, Lost Treasures: Traveling in Myanmar’s Quake Zone
An eyewitness account from an Irrawaddy reporter who traveled in and around Mandalay on the day of the March 28 quake and the ...
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Human Rights Watch Briefing Paper
There was mounting tension between the Buddhist and Muslim communities in Taungoo for weeks before it erupted into violence in the middle of May 2001. The destruction of the Buddhist images in ...
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Rescuers searching for survivors in Bangkok building collapse after strong earthquake
At least three people were killed in the town of Taungoo in Myanmar when a mosque partially collapsed, witnesses said, while local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured ...
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Myanmar Quake: Destruction, Devastation
IMAGE: A damaged building in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photograph: Reuters IMAGE: Rubble lies in front of a shop damaged by an earthquake in Taungoo, Myanmar. Photograph: Kyodo/via Reuters IMAGE ...
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Taungoo - Weather warnings issued
Observed at 18:30, Wednesday 16 April BBC Weather in association with MeteoGroup, external All times are Myanmar Time (Asia/Rangoon, GMT+6:30) unless otherwise stated.