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Deadly quake collapses bridge, mine in Myanmar | Essentials

Deadly quake collapses bridge, mine in Myanmar

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YANGON, Myanmar –  A strong earthquake collapsed a bridge and damaged ancient Buddhist pagodas in northern Myanmar, and piecemeal reports from the underdeveloped mining region said mines collapsed and as many as 12 people were feared dead. Myanmar's Vice President Sai Mauk Hkam visited the damaged sites Monday, while authorities resumed their search for four missing workers near the collapsed bridge over the Irrawaddy River in Kyaukmyaung. A slow release of official information left the actual extent of the damage unclear after Sunday morning's magnitude-6. 8 quake. Myanmar has a poor official disaster response system and lost upward of 140,000 people to a devastating cyclone in 2008. "We have been told by the director of Relief and Resettlement Department that there were seven dead and 45 injured as of late Sunday evening. The figure could fluctuate," said Ashok Nigam, the U.N. development program's resident representative.

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Sein Win

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-0.113435"Landslides occurred at some old ruby mines, but there were no casualties because these are old mines," Sein Win, a Mogok resident, said ...
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Ashok Nigam

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-0.0637169"We have been told by the director of Relief and Resettlement Department that there were seven dead and 45 injured as of late Sunday evening. The figure could fluctuate," said Ashok Nigam, ...
0.141319He told The Associated Press that U.N. agencies had offered aid but "no formal request has been made yet."
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-0.231073"We are afraid that another earthquake might shake at night," said Thet Su, ...
-0.145561"We are afraid that another earthquake might shake at night," said Thet Su, a journalist in Mandalay. "I told my parents to run out of the house if another earthquake shook."
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  • Number of Quotes: 2
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  • Mean: -0.188317
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Country: Myanmar

Overall Sentiment: -0.348704

Relevance: 0.842267

City: Mandalay

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City: Shwebo

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City: YANGON

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GeographicFeature: Irrawaddy River

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