Spare a thought for those workers and the hundreds /thousands who died from that quake

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9. ABC Au is reporting

That the military head of Myanmar gov. is requesting international help. I can't recall them ever doing this before; the country is pretty much a blank slate, like North Korea.

Myanmar's isolated military junta has issued a rare plea for international help after an earthquake killed at least 144 people, with warnings the number would likely rise.

Friday's 7.7-magnitude quake shook the region, with neighbouring Thailand continuing rescue efforts after a 30-storey construction site collapsed, killing at least three people and trapping dozens of others under the rubble.

While the full extent of the catastrophe was still emerging, the leader of Myanmar's ruling military junta, Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, addressed the country in a televised address.

After confirming the number of dead, he said 732 others had been injured.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-29/myanmar-issues-rare-call-for-international-help-after-earthquake/105111720