Earthquake of 66 degrees in Burma leaving at least 12 dead and 34 wounded

An earthquake in Burma has left at least 12 dead and 34 wounded. Four deaths were reported from Kyauk Myaung district, located just outside the town of Shwwebo, located 113 kilometers northwest of the city of Mandalay between Mu and Irrawaddy rivers, and six in the mining village of Sint-ku , located in the mountains of the region of Sagaing. Local police has told the radio station Eleven News that at least four fatalities were workers working on the reconstruction of a bridge, the structure collapsed because of the shaking. Two others were found dead in Kyauk Myaung under the rubble of a Buddhist monastery that was partially destroyed. Authorities in the Sagaing region in which they live about 6.6 million people, indicated that in addition to the regional capital of the same name and in the city of Shwebo, the earthquake also caused damage to dozens of buildings Nwe Nyein locations, Pyi Oo Lwin, U Kin, Taze, Zigon, Kantbalu and Mogok.

• 2012-11-11T17:11:27+00:00
• Duration: 01:17

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