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The top of Myanmar's Shwe Sar Yan Pagoda, to the south-east of Mandalay, has collapsed following a huge earthquake.
The New York Times |
The death toll from the powerful earthquake in Myanmar rose to nearly 700 on Saturday, while the number of people injured grew to more than 1,600, the country’s military government said.
BBC |
The 7.7-magnitude quake killed hundreds at the epicentre near Mandalay, Myanmar.

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