Asean launches international relief effort in Myanmar following earthquake


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JAKARTA: (Bernama) The Asean Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) has launched a coordinated international relief operation in Myanmar after a powerful earthquake and its subsequent aftershock.

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake, with a depth of 10 kilometres, struck approximately 19 kilometres (km) north-west of Mandalay, Myanmar, on Friday, (March 28) followed by a major aftershock measuring 6.4 in magnitude and at a depth of 10 kilometres, further exacerbating the effects of the initial tremor.

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