Myanmar earthquake releases energy equal to 334 atomic bombs

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale that hit Myanmar yesterday released energy equal to 334 atomic bombs-geologist Jess Phoenix told CNN.

She added that subsequent aftershocks could take months as the Indian tectonic plate continues to descend below the Eurasian plaque in the Myanmar region.

Myanmar was hit by a large 7.7 magnitude earthquake yesterday, with an epicenter near the town of Mandalay, at a depth of about 20 kilometers. The great earthquake was felt both in Thailand and other Asian countries. A few minutes later a second earthquake measuring 6.4.

The earthquake crashed and a building under the building in the capital Thailand, killing six people and 50 people are still under the ruins of the building, while about a hundred people are missing.

Earlier, state media in Myanmar reported that the death toll rose to 1,002, while 2376 were injured and 30 were missing.

– Infrastructure facilities such as roads, bridges and buildings have been damaged, resulting in civilian casualties and injuries. Search and rescue operations are under way in the affected areas, the junta said in a statement.

Junta Aung Hlaing’s Junta Leader declared a state of emergency and ordered urgent rescue efforts in the affected areas. Yesterday he invited « any country » to provide assistance and donations.

Chinese rescue team arrived in Myanmar today, while Russia, India, Malaysia and Singapore sent humanitarian aid and rescue teams to Myanmar, a country destroyed by the civil war after the 2021 military coup, when the elected civilian government was overthrown.

South Korea has announced it will provide $ 2 million in initial aid to Myanmar through international organizations.

The bloc of Southeast Asian countries, Asan, said today that it has recognized the urgent need for humanitarian aid to Myanmar after a major earthquake and is ready to support efforts to recover.

And the United States, in addition to tense relations with the junta in Myanmar, announced that they would provide some help.