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Myanmar To Hold Minute Of Silence For More Than 2,000 Quake Dead

Four days after the shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, many people in Myanmar are still sleeping outdoors (Credit: AFP)

Myanmar will hold a minute of silence on Tuesday in tribute to victims of a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok.

Four days after the shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, many people in Myanmar are still sleeping outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afraid of further aftershocks.

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