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HISTORICAL FACTS: Foreign aid rushed to quake hit myanmar as more than 1 600 killed | History Defined

Rubble lies near a pagoda damaged in a strong earthquake in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 29, 2025 [Reuters]

Foreign rescue teams and supplies have arrived in Myanmar to help the impoverished country cope with a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that killed about 1,700 people and left thousands wounded.

The deadly quake, followed by a second magnitude 6.4 tremor, hit midday on Friday with an epicentre near Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, bringing down dozens of buildings and damaging infrastructure, such as the airport.

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