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As rescue workers face the daunting challenge of getting access to the areas impacted by Myanmar’s massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake, emotional farewells and rescue efforts shared on social media are shedding light on the quake’s devastating aftermath.
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Rescuer search through the rubble of a damaged building looking for survivors in Mandalay on March 29, 2025, a day after an earthquake struck central Myanmar. Rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings on March 29 in a desperate search for survivors after a huge earthquake hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing more than 1000 people. (Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAI AUNG MAIN/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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Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors after Myanmar's deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake toppled buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok.
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As a 7.7-magniute earthquake shook Myanmar, nurses rushed to protect newborn babies in a maternity center in China’s Yunnan Province, according to video released by Chinese state media.
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Emotional farewells and rescue efforts shared on social media are shedding light on the quake’s devastating aftermath in Myanmar.
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