The Friday earthquake almost razed some of the regions of Majanmy (Burma). The city of Mandalaj was the most destroyed. How huge the damage is can be seen in the satellite photos.
A strong earthquake hit Mjanma (Burma) on Friday. It had a magnitude 7.7. As a result of the element, over 1,600 people were killed – the Reuters agency said on Sunday.
The city of Mandalaj was the most destroyed, the second largest city of Mjanmy, which was closest to the epicenter
Destruction of n satellite photos
In the satellite photos, which were taken on Saturday by Maxar Technologies, you can see a huge scale of damage. The earthquake damaged the mass of buildings, including holy places – pagoda. Some places were almost razed to the ground. In one of the photographs you can see a damaged Inna bridge, part of which collapsed to the river.
The earthquake, one of the stronger ones that hit Southeast Asia in the last century, damaged at least 2,900 buildings, 30 roads and seven bridges.
Source of the main photo: PAP/EPA/Maxr Technologies Handout