Mar 28, 2025 07:32 PM
It was a large magnitude 7.7 quake in an area where building construction isn't very earthquake resistant. The city of Mandalay is devastated. (Burma/Myanmar's second largest city, about 1.2 million population.) The US Geological Survey estimates the number of dead at 10,000-100,000. Thousands are believed trapped under rubble.
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../executive
The quake was felt over a very wide area. In Bangkok Thailand, hundreds of miles away, a tall highrise building under construction collapsed in a scene reminiscent of 9-11. 43 construction workers are missing and presumed dead.
The collapsed building in Bangkok
![[Image: GnHMg0CWcAAg-tC?format=jpg&name=small]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnHMg0CWcAAg-tC?format=jpg&name=small)
Scenes from Mandalay
![[Image: GnHQa-WXgAAERqp?format=jpg&name=small]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnHQa-WXgAAERqp?format=jpg&name=small)
![[Image: GnHQa_QWAAEeVqU?format=jpg&name=small]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnHQa_QWAAEeVqU?format=jpg&name=small)
![[Image: GnHgAAOaQAAjmF2?format=jpg&name=small]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GnHgAAOaQAAjmF2?format=jpg&name=small)
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https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/.../executive
The quake was felt over a very wide area. In Bangkok Thailand, hundreds of miles away, a tall highrise building under construction collapsed in a scene reminiscent of 9-11. 43 construction workers are missing and presumed dead.
The collapsed building in Bangkok
Scenes from Mandalay
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