Myanmar's military authorities say the death toll from Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake in the center of the country has risen to more than 2,000 people. SULLIVAN: At 1:20 Friday afternoon, the earthquake struck Myanmar's second-largest city, Mandalay, with such force that the minaret of this mosque crumbled into dust, taking the mosque with it, as onlookers fled in terror. But roughly 150 miles to the south, in the new capital Naypyidaw - opened in 2006 on the advice of an astrologer who declared it an auspicious place - a rescue worker who also insisted on anonymity out of fear of reprisal from the junta, disagrees.
Author: Michael Sullivan
Published at: 2025-03-31 21:05:50
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