Deadly earthquake hits Myanmar and Thailand – DW – 03/28/2025

We have moved to covering the latest news emerging from Myanmar and Thailand following a powerful earthquakeover to a live blog here.Dozens ofpeople were killed in Myanmar after a earthquake with 7.7magnitude struck the Southeast Asian country on Friday.At least 144 people inMyanmarhave been killed and 732 injured,the country's junta chief,Min Aung Hlaing,said, inviting "any country, any organization" to help with relief.Strong tremors were felt as far as Bangkok, in neighboringThailand,where a high-rise building under construction collapsed to the ground.At least three people died in the collapse, anddozens are still feared trapped in the rubble.Powerful earthquake strikes Myanmar and ThailandTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoWhat do we know so far?Germany's GFZ center for geosciences said the epicenter of theearthquakewas in neighboring Myanmar, citing preliminary reports. It was recorded at a shallow 10 kilo...