At least 12 dead after Myanmar quake
1,395 views · Published 13 December 2012 · 0:34 · Indexed 27 October 2026
Channel: News Direct · 2012 · News & Politics
A strong earthquake struck northern Myanmar at 7:42am on Sunday killing at least 12 people and injuring dozens more. The 6.8-magnitude quake occurred at a depth of 10 km, 120km north-northwest of the second largest city of Mandalay. Myanmar state television reported that a number of religious buildings and pagodas had been damaged or destroyed. Part of an unfinished bridge fell into the Irrawaddy River with several workers still missing. The region was hit by several strong aftershocks.
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