After the severe earthquake in Myanmar, the number of deaths in the country rose to more than 1000 according to official information. In addition, more than 2300 people were injured in the quake of the strength 7.7, the military government of the Southeast Asian state said on Saturday. The Junta had given the number of dead on Friday at 144 and on Saturday with 694.
The earthquake had occurred at a low depth on Friday afternoon (local time) 16 kilometers northwest of the Myanmarian city of Sagaing. The shocks were also felt in Thailand, China, Cambodia, Bangladesh and India. A few minutes later, a quake of the strength followed 6.4.
Rescue workers in Bangkok search for survivors
At least eight deaths were reported in Thailand. In the capital Bangkok, rescue workers searched for 117 people in the ruins of a collapsed building, as the Thai Ministry of Defense announced.
The Thai weather authority also recorded further earthquakes one day after the severe earthquake. Of the 77 measured earthquakes, which occurred mainly in the area of the Myanmar adjacent in the north, most were significantly weaker and sometimes hardly felt, as it was said.
Meanwhile, some everyday life returned to the Thai capital. In public transport, some subway lines started again. Others were further checked for damage.
In Myanmar, the quake caused serious damage: houses were collapsed, streets were torn open, the well-known Ava bridge near the Epizentrum collapsed. The military government asked the international community for help.
Experts assume that the number of fatalities should be significantly higher than previously known. According to the USGS USGS, she could go into thousands. The institute fears that a total of more than 10,000 people may have died in Myanmar and the other affected regions.
