SAGAING, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed, 29 injured and four went missing in Sunday morning's 6.8-magnitude strong earthquake that struck northern part of Myanmar, state TV said in a breaking news in the afternoon.
Of the three victims, two are from Kyauk Myaung in Sagaing region and one is from Singu in Mandalay region.
Strong quake strikes Myanmar, at least 12 feared dead
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A strong earthquake struck Myanmar, also known as Burma, on Sunday, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.
No casualties or major damage were reported in the nearest major population center, Myanmar's second-biggest city of Mandalay, about 72 miles south of the quake's epicenter near the town of Shwebo.
Myanmar Earthquake 2012: 6.8 Magnitude Quake Kills At Least 12
YANGON, Myanmar — A strong earthquake of magnitude-6.8 struck northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.
A slow release of official information left the actual extent of the damage unclear after Sunday morning's strong quake. Myanmar has a poor official disaster response system, despite having lost upwards of 140,000 people to a devastating cyclone in 2008.
Myanmar's second-biggest city of Mandalay reported no casualties or major damage as the nearest major population center to the main quake Mandalay lies about 117 kilometers (72 miles) south of the quake's epicenter near the town of Shwebo.
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