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The death toll in Myanmar's powerful earthquake on Friday has exceeded 1,000. According to Myanmar's military junta, 1,077 people died in the earthquake.
The number of earthquake injured has reached 2 thousand 389. According to the junta government, 30 people are missing. 1 thousand 591 houses have been damaged in Mandalay area, which is the epicenter of the earthquake. According to the BBC, at least 90 people are trapped in a building in Mandale area.
Due to the earthquake, some people have died in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated that efforts are being made to rescue at least 15 people trapped in the debris. According to him, at least 100 people are missing.
On Friday afternoon, a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Sagaing city in Myanmar. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in the same area a few minutes later.
According to the USGS, the depth of the earthquake was 10 kilometers below the ground surface. The epicenter of the earthquake is 17 km away from the city of Mandalay in Myanmar. Mandalay city has a population of about 1.5 million.
