13 dead after strong Myanmar quake: NGO

AFP , Sunday 11 Nov 2012

6.8 magnitude earthquake kills at least 13 and hospitalises 40 in central Myanmar on Sunday, charity says

At least 13 people were killed and 40 taken to hospital after a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Sunday, Save the Children said.

The death toll from the 6.8-magnitude quake included four labourers on a bridge and two people killed in a monastery collapse in an area north of Mandalay, Myanmar's second biggest city, the aid group said in a report.

It said a further six people were killed in Sint Ku township in Sagaing region, while one died in Mandalay.

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