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On March 24, 2011, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Myanmar, causing mudslides
On March 24, 2011 (February 20, 2011 in the lunar calendar), an earthquake in Myanmar: a magnitude 7.2 triggered mudslides. At 21:55 Beijing time on March 24, 2011, a strong earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale occurred in northeastern Myanmar on the 24th. Two strong earthquakes of magnitude 7 occurred in succession within less than a minute apart. The earthquake was felt in Thailand, Vietnam, Yunnan and Guangxi of my country. The picture shows that the earthquake in Chiang Rai, Thailand was clearly felt, and hospital patients were evacuated outside. A Myanmar official said 74 people have been killed and 110 injured in five areas of Myanmar near the epicenter. More than 240 buildings collapsed. "We are trying our best to get to remote areas," he said. "The military, police and local government are trying to search and rescue injured people in the earthquake area, but the road to the earthquake area has not yet been opened." A Burmese official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the number of casualties was rising in Thale and Mianlin, near the epicenter. Due to road closures, it is currently difficult to count specific casualties. Agence France-Presse quoted the charity relief agency WorldVision as saying that a bridge collapsed in the earthquake area. The agency's local spokesperson is worried that landslides caused by the earthquake will continue to cause casualties. In addition, a 52-year-old woman died in Chiang Rai Province in northern Thailand when the walls of her house collapsed.


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