at 111 as of yesterday, according to an official statement.
A total of 390 residential houses, 14 monasteries and nine government department buildings were destroyed in the mainly affected areas of Tarlay, Naryaung and Monglin.
Of them, Monglin was badly ruined in terms of residential houses with 128.
Relief measures are being taken by the state’s Natural Disaster Preparedness Committee and local Red Cross as rescue teams are rushing to the stricken areas.
The quake also triggered landslides and collapsed buildings in Myanmar’s northeastern Tachileik and Tarpin, Shan states.
A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale jolted Loimwe, 56 kilometers southeast of Kengtung in northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night at 20:29:30 hours local time.
The quake’s epicenter, only 10 kilometers deep, struck the hills of Myanmar bordering Thailand and Laos.
The quake was also felt in Vietnam, Thailand, Laos and China.
According to reports from the Laos, the 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar shook Laos’ northern province of Bokeo and Luang Namtha on Thursday night, but no casualties have yet been reported. – Reuters.

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