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Den San, 33, a Cambodian migrant worker in Thailand for 18 years, reacts as she waits for an update on her brother, Soeurn Saan, 38, and his wife, who were working at the building at the time it collapsed following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025.
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Unanswered phones and a desperate wait outside the shattered Bangkok high-rise toppled by Myanmar quake
TOPSHOT - People drive on a motorbike past a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
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Motorists pick up pieces of a damaged road in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand.
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The remains of burnt-out pavilions due to wildfires are seen at the Gounsa temple in Uiseong, South Korea, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP)
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KUTA, BALI - MARCH 31: Balinese traditional guards, or pecalang, patrol during the observation of Nyepi on March 31, 2014 in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. Nyepi, or silence day, is held annually to celebrate Bali's Caka New Year. During this day all the people in Bali must stay at home and the streets are occupied only by the 'Pecalang', the security team in place to monitor that the restrictions are being followed. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
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