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AP: Damage from Myanmar quake worse than reported
Though some misguided readers may believe that by posting this I am establishing myself as pro-earthquake, it is worth noting that apparently more than just the three ancient temples were damaged in last week's quake. September 29, 2003 Damage from quake worse than reported YANGON, Myanmar (AP) - An earthquake that rocked central Myanmar last week caused much more damage in a town near the epicentre than previously reported, a newspaper said Sunday. The magnitude 6.7 quake struck early last Monday about 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of the capital Yangon, shaking parts of neighbouring Thailand. There were no reports of injuries. Myanmar officials initially said three ancient temples and a bridge were damaged in the town of Taungdwindyi, about 450 kilometres (280 miles) north of Yangon. But tremors from the earthquake damaged many other structures in the city, according to a report in the semiofficial Myanmar Times, quoting Tun Lwin, deputy director of the Yangon Kaba Aye Meteorological Centre. He said Taungdwindyi was the city worst affected by the quake. The newspaper report gave no details about the damage. Tun Lwin said it was the strongest earthquake in Myanmar since a magnitude 7.1 tremor hit the northern town of Tagaung in 1991. About 12 powerful earthquakes have rocked Myanmar in the past 145 years, with the strongest measuring magnitude 8.0 in the Shan state capital of Taunggyi in 1912, the report said. A 6.8 magnitude quake in 1975 caused extensive damage to the ancient temples of Bagan, the official was quoted as saying. |
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