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The quake was in northern Myanmar, so the major city (Yangon) in the south was apparently not too badly affected. Early reports indicate significant damage in
by decimalenough 2y ago
The quake was in northern Myanmar, so the major city (Yangon) in the south was apparently not too badly affected.
Early reports indicate significant damage in Naypyidaw, the new and thus not particularly large capital, and one spectacular but isolated construction site collapse in Bangkok, Thailand, quite far from the epicenter. I presume most of the damage will be in country towns near the epicenter, but Myanmar is dysfunctional at best of times and roiled by active civil war right now, so it'll take time for information to filter out.
- alephnerd 2y ago> the new and thus not particularly large capital Naypyidaw (3rd largest city) has almost 1 million people now. Furthermore, the epicenter was right outside Mandalay (2nd largest city), which has a population of almost 2 million. In addition, the epicenter is also smack dab in the Central Lowlands, where much of Myanmar's population lives. Around 7-10 million people must live within 200 miles of the epicenter.
- alephnerd 2y agoTo add on (and not to pile on you), I know you were trying to be sympathetic, but every death is a tragedy tbh. Not your fault of course, but some tragedies are worth giving a moment of silence for.