A powerful earthquake focused on Myanmar has killed more than 150 people in the country devastated by the war and neighbor Thailand and has caused generalized damage.
This is what we know:
Powerful and superficial
The earthquake of magnitude 7.7 reached northwest of the Myanmar saga at 12:50 pm (0650 GMT) on Friday at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers (six miles).
He was followed minutes later by a powerful replica of 6.7 magnitude and a dozen smaller tremors.
More than 150 killed
At least 144 people have been confirmed dead in the earthquake in Myanmar, according to the head of the country’s board.
However, Min Conit Hlaing warned that the toll would probably increase given the generalized destruction throughout the country.
Generalized damage
The earthquake caused extensive damage in Myanmar.
There was a massive destruction in Mandalay, where multiple buildings collapsed in lots of debris and twisted metal coated with dust, dotted with people tried.
The Ava bridge that crosses the Irawaddy river from Sagaing, built almost 100 years ago, collapsed in the rotating waters below.
Help offers offers
The devastation scale led to the isolated military regime of Myanmar to make a rare supplication of international assistance.
The Chief of the Myanmar Board invited “any country, any organization” to help with relief and said “opened all forms of foreign aid.”
Flooded assistance offers, with India among the first to say he was ready to help.
