New Delhi: India, acting as a first responder, has sent 15 tonnes of relief materials to Myanmar after a massive earthquake. The aid, which arrived in Yangon, includes tents, blankets, food, hygiene kits, generators, and essential medicines to assist affected communities.
Authorities in neighboring India and Bangladesh reported no major impact from the 7.7-magnitude quake that hit Myanmar.
The tremors, including a 7.2-magnitude quake, caused structural damage and panic in Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 on the Richter Scale jolted Myanmar on Friday at 11:56 p.m. (local time), according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS).
As per the NCS, the latest earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km, making it susceptible to aftershocks.
The NCS reported the earthquake was recorded at Latitude 22.15 N and Longitude 95.41 E.
The powerful tremor was felt in Bangkok and several parts of Thailand, with eyewitness reports and local media accounts noting that hundreds of people rushed out of swaying buildings in Bangkok.
Several posts on social media showed water splashing out of swimming pools due to the quake’s intensity.
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