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The country - ruled by a military junta - is isolated from the outside world.
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Rescue crews in Myanmar pulled a 26-year-old man out alive from the rubble of the capital city hotel where he worked early Wednesday, but most teams were finding only bodies five days after a massive ...
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Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city, five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

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Survivors still being found after Myanmar’s earthquake but military attacks could harm relief effort
Rescuers pulled two men alive from the ruins of a hotel in Myanmar’s capital on Wednesday and a third from a guesthouse in another city, five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
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The area near the quake is heavily populated, suggesting that the death toll may rise significantly. Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, sits near the epicenter. And heavy damage to buildings was reported as far as Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, 650 miles away.
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Myanmar earthquake map reveals massive impact of devastating 8.2 magnitude tremor
Data by the United States Geological Survey has produced a horrifying map which shows the extent of an earthquake in Myanmar - and just how far away it has caused destruction
What caused Myanmar, Thailand earthquake? Science of damage explained
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive damage in that country and also shook neighbouring Thailand on Friday.
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Myanmar is one of the most prone areas to earthquakes in the world as it features among the high-risk regions on the Global Seismic Risk Map. Notably, Sagaing Fault is an important earthquake-prone fault in Myanmar.
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Myanmar’s earthquake piles misery on civil war
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The death toll from Friday’s earthquake is now at more than 2,000 people and it is expected to climb. A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday, bringing down hundreds of buildings, including the control tower at the Naypyitaw International Airport and warping roads.
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