A powerful 7.7 earthquake struck Thailand, a favorite destination for Israelis, and Myanmar early on Friday. The earthquake has put the Foreign Ministry, the Tourism Bureau, and insurance companies on full alert. The Foreign Ministry said that additional aftershocks are still expected, and therefore, it is recommended that Israeli travelers arriving in the earthquake-hit…
Hong Kong will deploy a search and rescue team to earthquake-stricken areas in Myanmar on Saturday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu has said, while expressing his condolences to the victims. “The search and rescue team will do their utmost to help save lives on the ground. Upon receiving the order, this group of elite rescuers…
Myanmar’s long isolation and its internal instability are likely to complicate the global humanitarian aid response to the earthquake that struck on Friday, despite a rare plea for outside help from the country’s military-dominated government. “We need and want the international community to provide humanitarian aid,” said the military spokesman, Gen. Zaw Min Tun. “We…
The 37-strong team from the southwest province of Yunnan was equipped with detectors, earthquake early warning systems, a portable satellite and drones for disaster relief, according to state news agency Xinhua. According to the latest information from the Myanmar government, at least 1,000 people have been killed and thousands after the 7.7-magnitude quake struck, the…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Myanmar’s military rulers say at least 1,002 people killed following earthquake that also left at least 10 dead in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok. The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand has passed 1,000, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors….
WASHINGTON STATE — The deadly earthquake that hit about midday Friday in Myanmar and Thailand sent people running out of office buildings, condominium towers, and schools. It also collapsed buildings and killed more than 150 people. Several people from western Washington were amid the quake and several aftershocks in Thailand. Christopher Paulette, who grew up…
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at Myanmar’s deadly earthquake, Israel’s strikes on Beirut, and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s trip to the Philippines. Rising Death Toll in Myanmar A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending tremors through Southeast Asia that killed at least 150 people and damaged infrastructure. In…
Myanmar has been hit by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake, which also affected neighbouring Thailand, its tremors felt as far afield as Cambodia and India. Much of the devastation caused by Friday’s quake appeared to be in Myanmar’s ancient capital of Mandalay, close to the epicentre in the Sagaing region, where buildings toppled and infrastructure buckled….
The 33-floor skyscraper shook, and then in a flash it crumbled, its glass facade cascading down into a heap of rubble. Construction workers on the site scurried for safety as a massive dust cloud billowed out. On the street outside, people ran for cover, some jumping into cars and speeding away. At the construction site,…
Home » TRAVEL ALERT » Thailand, Myanmar, United Kingdom Urgent Travel Advisories Issued for Bangkok and Mandalay Following Earthquake and Aftershocks in Southeast Asia Friday, March 28, 2025 The earthquake’s epicenter was located in Myanmar’s Sagaing region, just southwest of Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city. Reports confirmed that several parts of Mandalay’s former royal palace…