'Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake' in Myanmar, "At Least 20 Dead at Mandalay Hospital"
At least 20 people have died and at least 300 have been injured at a hospital in Mandalay, close to the epicenter, following a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Myanmar.
On the 28th (local time), The New York Times (NYT) reported, citing medical staff at a general hospital in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, that the death toll has reached at least 20 and the number of injured at least 300.
One medical staff member said, "The number of injured continues to rise, but there are not enough doctors and nurses, and medical cotton supplies are almost depleted." Mandalay, located near the earthquake's epicenter, is estimated to have a population of 1.2 million.
AFP reported that in the capital Naypyidaw, a large number of casualties have also occurred, with injured people lining up in front of general hospitals seeking treatment.
However, only the situation near the earthquake's epicenter has been reported so far, and the exact scale of the damage has not yet been confirmed.
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The epicenter of this earthquake was located 33 km southwest of Mandalay, with a shallow focal depth of 10 km. The shallower the focal depth, the less the earthquake's shock is mitigated.
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