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• Central Myanmar was hit Friday by a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake, according to the United States Geological Survey.
• Tremors were felt as far away as Thailand’s capital Bangkok and northern city of Chiang Mai, as well as China’s Yunnan and Guangxi provinces.
• Myanmar was hit by a strong aftershock of 6.4-magnitude around 12 minutes after the initial quake, according to USGS.
• Myanmar is ill-equipped to deal with a disaster of such strength and scale. It is one of Asia’s poorest nations and has been plunged into a brutal four-year civil war after the military seized power.
