Devastating Earthquake Hits Burma

[toobfreak]

Never seen anything like this

UPDATE: The current death toll stands at 1,000, but they estimate that as they continue to dig out, the final count will be far higher.

 

[Unkotare]

Well I believe that our politicians and media were more honest and more moral in the 1940s and 50s when it comes to foreign issues. ...

 

[Unkotare]

UPDATE: The current death toll stands at 1,000, but they estimate that as they continue to dig out, the final count will be far higher.

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[toobfreak]

FURTHER UPDATE.

After being hit with the 7.7 and 6.4 magnitude quakes the other day, now the Mandalay city region central to Burma has been hit by a third quake, this time, it was 5.1. Probably what seismologists would call a settling quake. 5.1 is generally not a bad quake, but certainly enough that you can feel it, and could be devastating to buildings already damaged and weakened by the first quakes and will only hamper further efforts trying to find people in the wreckage still alive.

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Mandalay in Myanmar

The USGS says a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor

abcnews.go.com

 

[toobfreak]

UPDATE APR 1:

Death toll now climbing towards 3,000.

MSN