Rescuers race against time to find any survivors in ravaged Myanmar after the March 28 powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake and multiple aftershocks, described as force equivalent to more than “300 atomic bombs”.
The earthquake, strongest Myanmar has recorded in a century, has killed over 1,600 people and left hundreds injured and missing. The earthquake also led to casualties in neighbouring Thailand, where 17 people have died in Bangkok, as per city authorities. A 30-storey under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed after the Friday earthquake.
The Myanmar earthquake, whose epicentre was near Mandalay, was followed by over a dozen aftershocks, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
USGS data showed that a total 15 earthquakes were recorded in Myanmar within 10 hours on Friday, starting with the massive 7,7 magnitude trembler that struck the country at 06:20:54 (UTC).
The most powerful aftershock was measured at Magnitude 6.7, occurring at 06:32:04 (UTC), according to USGS. On Saturday, March 29, also, Myanmar was hit by at least two earthquakes, with one measuring 5.1 in magnitude, other 4.2, as per USGS.
