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Rain complicates recovery in quake-hit Myanmar as death toll rises

The shallow 7. 7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing more than 3,000 people and making thousands more homeless.

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AFP|Published

Myanmar quake death toll passes 3,300: state media

The shallow 7. 7-magnitude earthquake on March 28 flattened buildings across Myanmar, killing more than 3,000 people and making thousands more homeless.

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Fear of aftershocks in Myanmar forces patients into hospital car park

Following a devastating earthquake in Myanmar, hundreds of patients, including vulnerable groups, are being treated in a hospital car park.

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AFP|Published

Powerful earthquake rocks Myanmar, Thailand

A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.

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Rescuers search for survivors after quake in Tibet kills at least 126

Thousands of rescuers were searching for survivors in freezing conditions on Wednesday after a devastating earthquake in China's remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people.

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Yolande Du Preez|Published