Myanmar - Earthquake

http://www.huliq.com/10061/massive-quake-reported-thailand-tremors-reach-hanoi

Yikes... thanks for the info, hadn't seen this anywhere else yet.

Evidently 6.8 now.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/24/myanmar.quake/

a co-worker got an email from one of our international colleagues

Sounds like there are going to be quite a few casualties from this one too.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqnq_GGad2Yk63coCWMfkzSmWA0w?docId=CNG.ec5fe0e0e71e8efe33d6701e709a480b.11

Over 25 killed in Myanmar quake: officials

(AFP) – 42 minutes ago

YANGON — At least 25 people were killed and dozens of buildings destroyed when a strong earthquake struck Myanmar near the Thai border, according to information from officials in both countries on Friday.

Tremors spread as far away as Bangkok, almost 800 kilometres (500 miles) from the epicentre, Hanoi and parts of China during the earthquake on Thursday, which the US Geological Survey (USGS) measured at magnitude 6.8.

A Myanmar official warned that there could be "many more casualties" in the town of Tarlay, close to the epicentre, as he confirmed 11 men and 13 women had been killed when the quake struck.

"Five monasteries and 35 buildings collapsed in the town. Those people were killed when the buildings collapsed," said the official, who declined to be named, adding some areas were difficult to access because roads were damaged.

Authorities in Thailand have confirmed one woman was killed on the Thai side of the border.

Oh,no!
Another opportunity for a member (who shall be nameless) to put it down to the vengeance of God for sexual perversion.

The sub-continent of India is pushing northward towards Asia so there is going to be earthquakes there as well as from the 3 Gorges Dam. The amount of water held by the dam does affect tectonic movements.

I hope that the reports of Burmese causalities are accurate.
And that there are not many more deaths which haven't been reported by the controlling generals of that country.
In 2008 Cyclone Nargis caused terrible destruction there.
But the junta refused outside help, which was sorely needed.
Because of concerns about "outside interference".
At least 138,000 fatalities occurred.


So many unnecessary deaths of ordinary citizens.

Cyclone Nargis:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Nargis

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