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MANDALAY: Rescue workers stand on the top of the rubble at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025.—AFP

Woman saved in Myanmar capital after being trapped by earthquake for 91 hours

April 01, 2025 04:56 p.m

MANDALAY: A woman was rescued on Tuesday in Myanmar's capital city after being trapped for 91 hours by a devastating earthquake that rocked the region, local fire services said.

The woman in Naypyidaw -- around 63 years old -- "was found alive" on Tuesday morning, then "successfully rescued" and transferred to a hospital over an hour later, the Myanmar Fire Services Department said in a Facebook post.—AFP

LAST UPDATE: April 01, 2025 04:56 PM

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