Myanmar, Thailand and China were all rocked by a huge earthquake this morning that destroyed buildings and has raised fears of a humanitarian disaster in the coming days as tens of thousands are feared dead
As many as 100,000 people are feared dead and many more missing following a massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake that razed buildings to the ground across Myanmar and Thailand.
High-rise buildings were reduced to piles of rubble and vast clouds of dust were launched into the air above Thai capital Bangkok this morning when the earthquake radiated from around 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
The tremors, which were immediately followed by a massive 6.2 magnitude sibling, has caused “massive damage”, crumbling a temple and killing its monk worshippers gathered inside. The worshippers inside are just 10 of the between 10,000 and potentially 100,000 the USGS fears could have died in the aftermath. Thousands of others are feared trapped below the rubble of toppled high rise buildings, with emergency officials having launched a major operation to save any survivors.
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