BREAKING NEWS Alert: Powerful 7.7 magnitude
Powerful Quake Strikes Asia
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit southern China, northern Thailand,
and Myanmar early Monday, creating a regional emergency.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake’s epicenter was in a mountainous area on the China-Myanmar border,
striking at 3:42 a.m. at a depth of about 10 kilometers.
Casualties and Damage
Officials confirm “dozens of deaths, hundreds injured, and many more trapped” in collapsed buildings.
Hospitals are overwhelmed, and emergency shelters are housing displaced families.
Impact in Thailand
Northern Thai cities, including Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai, ordered “mass evacuations” due to fears of aftershocks and unstable infrastructure.
Rescue and Relief Efforts
Rescue teams face blocked roads, power outages, and damaged communication lines.
Governments of China, Myanmar, and Thailand pledged coordinated aid, warning that aftershocks continue to “raise fears of additional damage.”
The full scale of the disaster is still being assessed.
