More than 140 dead in Myanmar and Thailand after a huge earthquake

According to the United States geological survey (USGS).

Myanmar’s military leader, Min Aung Hinging, said that at least 144 people have died and 732 wounded so far in the country.

The center of the mile was 16 km (10 miles) northwest of the city of Sagaing, at a depth of 10 km, and sent strong tremors felt southwestern China and Thailand.

Meanwhile, 81 of the construction worker lost an incomplete building hundreds of miles away in Bangkok, according to Deputy Prime Minister in Thailand.

At least seven people died on the site in Thailand, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.

A rescue in Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, told the BBC that the damage is “enormous.”

The total number of people who was killed and injured was expected to rise due to the earthquake in the coming days.

There were reports that the roads wandering in the capital of NiB Tao, and the country’s military government declared a state of emergency in six regions.

The earthquake was hit near Mandalay, with a population of about 1.5 million people.

A second earthquake was hit 12 minutes after the first, according to USGs, with a size of 6.4, and its center was 18 km (11.1 miles) south of Sagaing.

Yangon, in the largest city in Myanmar, Yangon, said he felt the first earthquake for a long time and added that the residents were concerned about the possibility of more final tremors.

Bui Thu, a BBC journalist who lives in Bangkok, told BBC World Service that she was in cooking at home when the first earthquake occurred.

“I was very tense, I felt very panic,” she said.

“The buildings in Bangkok are not designed for earthquakes, so I think this is why I think there will be great damage.”

Prime Minister in Thailand visited Paitongtarn Shinawatra the location of the collapsed building on Friday afternoon. Search and rescue teams are filled and disaster preparation for help in the rescue process.

The political turmoil in Myanmar, which faced similar rescue efforts, hindered a brutal civil war since the Military Council seized power in the 2021 coup.

After the earthquake, Junta made a rare appeal for international assistance, announcing the state of emergency in six regions.

The earthquake added pressure on the humanitarian situation in the country, as it is estimated that 3.5 million people have been displaced due to the fighting.

The epic area, near the epicenter of the earthquake, is a volatile key battlefield in the civil war.

According to the recent BBC data projectThe country is now controlled by a group of groups, which makes relief and recovery efforts more challenging.

The state controls almost all radio, television, printing and media online, and the use of the internet in the country is restricted, making it difficult to access information.