The hours and devastating numbers of the earthquake that affected Myanmar and Thailand They do not stop increasing. In the early hours of Saturday, the Burmese Military Board reported that the amount of dead reached 1,002 people while the injured are around 2,400. For its part, so far, 10 deaths were confirmed in Bangkok, the capital of the other victim.
It was also reported that there are at least 68 disappeared in the region of Mandalay, the epicenter area of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that shook several areas of the center-norte of Burma (Myanmar) on Friday.
In addition to human losses, serious material damage were recorded due to the collapse of the main bridge that unites Mandalay and Sagaing, the University and the Wall of the Royal Palace of Mandalay. Along the same lines, telecommunications were also harmed, said the International Federation of Red Cross Societies and the Red Crescent.
The Birmanos Armed Forces, which hold power from the 2021 coup d’etat, plunged the country into semi -art and conflict, and declared the state of emergency in six zones: Sagaing, Mandalay, Magway, Shan, Naipyidó and Bago.
Within the framework of the tragedy, the UN approved to allocate five million dollars to support humanitarian work in the country after the earthquake and urged the international community to perform donations.
For its part, the Thailand government said that, in addition to the 10 deaths registered in Bangkok, about 1,000 kilometers from the epicenter, 16 people were injured and 101 were reported as missing in three construction works in the districts of Din Daeng, Bang Sue and Chatuchak.
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The Thai authorities decreed the state of emergency in the capital, where a building under construction of more than 30 floors collapsed with dozens of workers inside.
The tremors of the earthquake were also felt in distant regions such as China, Cambodia, Bangladés and India.