A strong earthquake hits the middle of Myanmar

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A strong earthquake hit in the middle of Myanmar on Friday afternoon, causing the buildings hundreds of miles in Bangkok, the neighboring capital of Thailand.

It was the 7.7 -size earthquake outside Mandalay, MyanmarThe second largest city has a population of 1.5 million. Another earthquake was recorded 12 minutes after 6.4.

The photos on social media showed the buildings in Mandalay, the historic capital of the country, to ruins, including the damage to ALYAL PALACE.

A 90 -year -old bridge collapsed, while sections of the highway that connects Mandalai with Yangon, the country’s most populated city, was damaged.

Myanmar was Involved Since a military coup in 2021, which took off the Nobel Peace Prize government elected Aung San Suu Ki.

On Friday, the earthquake was the strongest recorded since an earthquake of 7.8 degrees Türkiye and Syria beaten Two years ago, causing more than 60,000 deaths.

In Bangkok, which is more than 600 miles from the earthquake and the house to 17 million people, many towering buildings were affected and one collapsed under construction, according to videos on social media.

Paitongtarn Shinawatra announced the state of emergency after the suspension of a meeting in Foucault.

The Thai stock exchange stopped trading in the afternoon after the earthquake, while the high train system was suspended in Bangkok.

The earthquake was felt in regions throughout Thailand, according to the Ministry of Disaster Prevention and Reducing in the country. Hanoi’s office workers, the capital of Vietnam, also evacuated the buildings after the tremors.

There was no immediate information available on the number of losses.