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A Deadly Earthquake Rocks a Pillar of a Buddhist Nation: Its Monks
The people of Myanmar have often turned to the clergy for aid during natural disasters. But last month’s earthquake was also ...
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The smell of death still lingers in the town at the epicenter of Myanmar’s earthquake
As the road shook beneath him, Ko Zeyar sped past crumbled buildings, buckled roads and gaping sinkholes toward his hometown ...
What caused the Myanmar earthquake - and why did it cause a building in Bangkok to collapse?
A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.
Satellite images show the widespread destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake
Satellite images show the destruction in Myanmar after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the country killing more than 1,600 ...
Myanmar earthquake death toll climbs above 3,330 as the UN pleads for help
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that shook Myanmar nearly a week ago has risen again, to 3,354 people killed – as the United Nations called on the world Saturday to rally around the ...
Why The Myanmar Earthquake Death Toll Could Be '10 Times To 100 Times' Higher Than Reported
Dr. Lucy Jones, renowned seismologist, joined ForbesWomen editor Maggie McGrath to talk about the causes and impact of the ...
The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges
The UN decries ongoing combat in Myanmar as earthquake relief faces big challenges - Human rights experts for the United ...
The Rise in Los Angeles Earthquakes Explained
The ground beneath Southern California isn't staying still. Whether it's a blip or the new normal remains to be seen.
2 earthquakes struck near the Bay Area; no damage or injuries reported
A 2.9 magnitude earthquake struck near Dublin, California on Tuesday afternoon, according to the United States Geological ...
How Myanmar’s Junta—and Ongoing Civil War—Complicates the Nation’s Earthquake Recovery
Here’s what to know about the challenges from the natural disaster—compounded by ongoing civil war—and where the country ...
Lessons from the Myanmar earthquake: Disaster preparedness
The 7.7 Myanmar temblor raises questions about earthquake preparedness in Southeast Asia — and California. What can the rest ...
Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,600 as more bodies recovered from the rubble
The new total of 1,644 is a sharp rise over the 1,002 total announced just hours earlier, underlining the difficulty of ...