Photos: Myanmar Earthquake Claims Several Lives, Takes Down a Bridge and a Buddha
November 12th, 2012 by Boruo Chen
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A rescue boat works near a damaged bridge in Kyauk Myaung township in central Myanmar following a 6.8-magnitude quake on Nov. 11, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images) -
A villager looks at a crack in the road in Sintgu township in central Myanmar on Nov. 12, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images) -
A Buddhist monk walks past a damaged pagoda in the town of Thabaikkyin in central Myanmar on Nov. 12, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images) -
A Buddhist monk tries to salvage a statue of Buddha from a damaged building at a village in Sintgu township in central Myanmar on Nov. 12, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images) -
A soldier and a civilian examine a crack in the road in Sintgu township in central Myanmar on Nov. 12, 2012. (Soe Than Win/AFP/Getty Images)
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit northern Myanmar yesterday, bringing down a bridge, damaging a Buddhist pagoda, and causing the collapse of numerous mines in the region. As many as 12 people are feared to be dead. The nearest city to the quake is Mandalay, the second biggest city in Myanmar, but there were no reported casualties or major damage there.
According to the U.S. Geological Society, a 5.8-magnitude aftershock followed the initial quake, but as of this time no further casualties or damages have been reported.
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