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Death toll in Burma, Thailand earthquake rises to more than 1,600 victims
The death toll from the devastating earthquake that rocked Burma and Thailand on Friday has risen sharply to more than 1,650 victims.
The earthquake’s epicenter was in central Burma, where 1,644 have been confirmed dead with nearly 140 people still missing, the nation’s ruling military said Saturday.
The 7.7 magnitude quake knocked down scores of buildings as well as destroyed bridges and highways in what was the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn country in years. Burma is also known as Myanmar.
Survivors in Mandalay, Burma’s second-biggest city, dug with their bare hands on Friday in desperate attempts to save those still trapped, lacking heavy machinery and with authorities absent. Burma’s military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday.
Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed, following a strong earthquake, in Mandalay, Burma on March 29, 2025. (REUTERS/Stringer)
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The quake struck during Friday prayers across the country, causing the collapse of at least 50 mosques across the country, killing nearly 300 people, the Yangon Khit Thit News Agency reported.
An initial assessment by Burma’s opposition National Unity Government said at least 2,900 buildings, 30 roads and seven bridges had been damaged by the quake.
The quake comes amid a raging civil war that has wrecked the economy and displaced millions. It makes movement around the country both difficult and dangerous, complicating relief efforts and raising fears that the death toll could still rise precipitously.
People drive on a motorbike past a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Burma. (STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Airports too have been damaged, further hindering rescue efforts. For instance, satellite photos from Planet Labs PBC show the earthquake toppled the air traffic control tower at Naypyitaw International Airport as if sheered from its base, according to The Associated Press.
The country sits on the Sagaing Fault, a major north-south fault that separates the India plate and the Sunda plate.
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President Donald Trump said the earthquake was «terrible» on Friday and assured that the United States would assist in relief efforts.
«It’s a real bad one, and we will be helping. We’ve already spoken with the country,» Trump said.
In neighboring Thailand, where the quake shook buildings and brought down a skyscraper under construction in the capital Bangkok, at least ten people were killed.
Dramatic footage captured in Bangkok midday Friday showed a 33-story apartment building that was under construction falling down, scattering dust and debris throughout the city’s streets. Bangkok city authorities said earlier Friday that 10 people were killed, 16 were injured.
Water from a separate high-rise building with rooftop pools in Bangkok spilled over the side as they shook and debris fell from many buildings.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said the country has now «returned to normalcy.»
Aftershocks were reportedly felt in India and China.
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Photos and video from Burma showed two hard-hit cities with extensive damage.
In Mandalay, Burma’s second-largest city and close to the epicenter, the earthquake damaged part of the former royal palace and buildings, according to videos and photos released on Facebook social media.
In the Sagaing region just southwest of Mandalay, a 90-year-old bridge collapsed, and some sections of the highway connecting Mandalay and the city of Yangon were also damaged.
In the capital Naypyitaw, the quake damaged religious shrines, sending parts toppling to the ground and some homes.
Christina Shaw, Greg Norman, Bradford Betz Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Un misil lanzado por el grupo terrorista Hezbollah dañó instalaciones deportivas de la ciudad israelí de Nahariya
Un misil de Hezbollah dañó instalaciones deportivas de Nahariya
En la ciudad de Nahariya, ubicada en el norte de Israel, un misil lanzado por el grupo terrorista Hezbollah impactó contra un edificio en una cancha deportiva, provocando daños materiales pero sin dejar víctimas, según informaron los servicios de rescate.
El ataque se produjo en medio de una nueva escalada de violencia a lo largo de la frontera norte israelí.
De acuerdo con las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI), desde la mañana de este viernes, Hezbollah disparó aproximadamente 30 cohetes desde territorio libanés hacia la región septentrional de Israel.
Tanto las autoridades militares como los servicios de emergencia confirmaron la serie de lanzamientos y detallaron que, pese al alcance de los ataques, no se reportaron heridos.
Un portavoz de los servicios de rescate en Nahariya indicó que el proyectil que alcanzó el complejo deportivo causó daños estructurales en la edificación. Las operaciones de evaluación y control de la zona continuaron durante la jornada, bajo estrictas medidas de seguridad.
Las FDI atribuyeron la responsabilidad de los ataques a Hezbollah y reforzaron la presencia militar en varias localidades del norte. Las autoridades locales instaron a la población a mantener la calma y seguir las instrucciones de protección civil.
Según la información recogida por medios locales, el intercambio de fuego entre Israel y Hezbollah ha intensificado la tensión en la frontera, donde persiste un alto nivel de alerta ante nuevos posibles bombardeos.
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En otro orden, el vicepresidente estadounidense, JD Vance, dijo este viernes que esperaba un resultado “positivo” al partir de Washington rumbo a las conversaciones de paz con Irán que se celebran en Pakistán.
“Vamos a intentar mantener una negociación positiva”, declaró a los periodistas antes del despegue desde la Base Conjunta Andrews.
“Si los iraníes están dispuestos a negociar de buena fe, nosotros, desde luego, estamos dispuestos a extender la mano abierta. Si intentan engañarnos, el equipo negociador no será muy receptivo”, advirtió.
La propuesta de Washington, de 15 puntos, se centra en el uranio enriquecido de Irán y la reapertura del estrecho de Ormuz. Teherán ha respondido con un plan de 10 puntos que exige el control del estrecho, un peaje para los buques que lo crucen, el cese de todas las operaciones militares regionales y el levantamiento de todas las sanciones.
Líbano también constituye un punto de fricción importante. Israel continuó sus ataques en el país contra Hezbollah —tras la entrada en vigor del alto el fuego—, y el primer ministro israelí, Benjamin Netanyahu, rechazó la afirmación del primer ministro Shehbaz Sharif de que la tregua incluía a Líbano.
El vicepresidente estadounidense adoptó un tono más conciliador, afirmando que podría haber habido un “malentendido legítimo“ por parte de Irán respecto a la inclusión de Líbano en la tregua. Fuentes iraníes también han declarado a los medios locales que Teherán no asistirá a las conversaciones a menos que se establezca un alto el fuego en el Líbano.
El presidente iraní, Masoud Pezeshkian, advirtió en X que los ataques israelíes contra el Líbano hacían que las negociaciones carecieran de sentido.
Irán también se ha negado durante mucho tiempo a ceder ante las exigencias de Washington sobre su programa nuclear.
Islamabad bajo confinamiento
Las conversaciones se celebrarán en la capital pakistaní, Islamabad.
El gobierno ha mantenido la información en secreto, sin confirmar el lugar de la reunión, pero el Hotel Serena, ubicado junto al Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores en la Zona Roja de alta seguridad de la capital, pidió a sus huéspedes que desalojaran el recinto el miércoles.
Ese mismo día, las autoridades de la capital anunciaron un feriado público de dos días, jueves y viernes.
Se espera que las conversaciones sean indirectas: las dos delegaciones se reunirán en salas separadas, con funcionarios pakistaníes intercambiando propuestas entre ellas, replicando el formato utilizado en rondas anteriores mediadas por Omán.
En el exterior, las calles de Islamabad están repletas de personal de seguridad armado con uniformes militares, desvíos de tráfico y controles policiales. La capital, ya de por sí tranquila, lo estaba aún más el viernes.
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US allowing some Nigeria embassy staff to evacuate over ‘deteriorating security situation’
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The State Department said it authorized the departure of some staff at its embassy in Nigeria over the «deteriorating security situation» in the African country.
The development comes weeks after the U.S. military reportedly sent MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria amid fears of a renewed insurgency by the terrorist group Boko Haram. The day before the authorization was issued, gunmen attacked two villages about 155 miles from Abuja, where the U.S. embassy is located, killing 20 people, residents told The Associated Press.
«On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of State authorized the voluntary departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members from U.S. Embassy Abuja due to the deteriorating security situation,» the U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Nigeria said. «The U.S. Embassy in Abuja will remain open but will have limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nigeria.»
«The U.S. Consulate General in Lagos will continue to provide routine and emergency services to U.S. citizens in Nigeria,» it added. «The Department of State Travel Advisory for Nigeria remains at Level 3, recommending travelers reconsider travel to Nigeria due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, armed gangs, and inconsistent availability of health care services.»
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Nigerian soldiers prepare to patrol in Maiduguri on March 18, 2026, following a deadly triple suicide bombing that killed 23 people on March 16. (Audu Marte/AFP/Getty Images)
The embassy also said, «U.S. citizens in Abuja should consider departing if you do not need to remain for emergency or essential purposes.»
The recent attacks occurred in the early hours of Tuesday in Bagna and Erena, located in the Shiroro area of Niger state.
«They came on motorbikes and began shooting. It was a surprise attack, because it was in the early hours of the morning,» Jibrin Isah, who lives in Erena, told the AP.
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Police officers gather at the scene of Sunday night gunmen attack in the Gari Ya Waye community in Nigeria, Monday, March 30, 2026. (Samson Omale/AP)
Residents said at least 20 people were killed, with more missing. However, local police said only three people were killed.
The State Department said in a travel advisory issued Wednesday that there is «risk of terrorist violence, including terrorist attacks and other activity in Nigeria,» adding, «Terrorists collaborate with local gangs to expand their reach» and «They may attack with little or no warning.»
The MQ-9 drones reportedly were deployed to Nigeria in late March after 200 U.S. troops arrived in February to provide training and intelligence. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is battling a complex security crisis, especially in the north of the country.
A spokesperson for AFRICOM, the U.S. Africa Command, had told the AP that U.S. troops «are working alongside their Nigerian counterparts to provide intelligence support, advisory assistance, and targeted training in support of the Nigerian Armed Forces.»
Among the most prominent Islamic militant groups active in Nigeria are Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, which is affiliated with the Islamic State and is known as Islamic State West Africa Province, or ISWAP.
A U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone approaches for landing at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 29, 2025. (Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP)
There is also the ISIS-linked Lakurawa, as well as other «bandit» groups that specialize in kidnapping for ransom and illegal mining.
President Donald Trump has spoken out against violence targeting Christians in Nigeria, telling Fox News Radio last year, «I’m really angry about it» and «What’s happening in Nigeria is a disgrace.»
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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth also met with Nigerian national security advisor Nuhu Ribadu last November amid threats from Trump to cut off aid to Nigeria if the country «continues to allow the killing of Christians.» Nigerian officials have pushed back on the accusation.
Fox News Digital’s Anders Hagstrom and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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