Massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes central Myanmar, triggers building collapse in Thailand

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A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar on Friday afternoon (March 28), buckling roads in Naypyidaw, damaging buildings, and forcing people to flee into the streets.  In Thailand, tremors were strongly felt, and local media reported that a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district collapsed, leaving at least 43 workers missing.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/yh8yu6k4  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, buckling

00:16roads in the capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and sending people fleeing into the streets

00:21in neighboring Thailand.

00:23The United States Geological Survey reported that the shallow quake hit northwest of Sagaeng,

00:29followed by a 6.4 magnitude aftershock minutes later.

00:33In Bangkok, alarms sounded at 1.30 p.m., prompting mass evacuations from high-rise condos and

00:40hotels.

00:42Local media reported that a skyscraper under construction in the Chatuchak district collapsed,

00:48with at least 43 workers missing.

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