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Rescue workers pulled more bodies from the rubble in Myanmar today after a powerful earthquake hit yesterday.
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A strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, and people rushed out of buildings in panic in Yangon and also in Bangkok, the capital of neighbouring Thailand, witnesses said.
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The earthquake struck midday Friday with an epicenter not far from Mandalay, followed by several aftershocks, including one measuring 6.4.

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