A former chief reporter has spoken of his fears after deadly earthquakes struck south Asia. Mark Beales, who used to work for the Clacton Gazette and Harwich and Manningtree Standard in the 1990s and early 2000s, moved to Thailand in 2004, where he now works as a teacher.
Following a deadly earthquake that rattled much of Southeast Asia and claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people, a local woman is showing how Oklahomans can help out.
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — A 7.7 magnitude earthquake and an aftershock measuring 6.4 rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar on Friday, bringing down a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok and damaging historic buildings in Myanmar. Damage was also reported in China.
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VnExpress International on MSNSoutheast Asia's second largest economy revises tourism strategy, still targets 38 million visitors despite earthquakeThailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, is maintaining its forecast for foreign tourist arrivals at 38 million this year despite the powerful earthquake that rocked Southeast Asia last week.
The massive destruction across Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Southeast Asia is astonishing to see. Yogita Limaye with BBC News, a CBS News partner, reports after getting a rare look inside the country.
Two survivors have been pulled from under the rubble of collapsed buildings in Myanmar, more than five days after the country was struck by a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake.
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Rescuers have pulled a man alive from the rubble, five days after Myanmar’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake. Daniel Martin and Susan Ng learn about evacuation and relief procedures that follow such a disaster from Noriko Takasaki,