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Geneva: The devastating earthquake that hit Myanmar last month has displaced tens of thousands and left the conflict-hit country in urgent need of large-scale debris removal, the United Nations said Monday. “At least two and half million tonnes of debris — roughly 125,000 truckloads — must be removed in Myanmar,” …

New Delhi: Bangkok authorities may have located one of the 76 people trapped under tons of steel and concrete after a 33-floor building collapsed due to tremors caused by the Myanmar earthquake last week. City officials told NDTV it is unclear if the person is alive, or even if it is …

Water violently surged in a rooftop infinity pool at a Bangkok hotel as tremors from Myanmar’s powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake rocked the region on Friday. A now-viral video captured the terrifying moment when the calm swimming pool turned into a turbulent disaster. The footage showed a man lounging by the poolside …

Singapore: 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. HOW VULNERABLE IS MYANMAR TO EARTHQUAKES? Myanmar lies on the boundary between two tectonic plates and is one of …

In the Thai capital of Bangkok, a 30-storey building under construction collapsed, trapping 43 workers, police and medics said. The massive building intended for government offices was reduced to a tangle of rubble and twisted metal in seconds, footage shared on social media showed. Across the border in Myanmar, a …