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    Natural disasters costing Burma 3% of GDP
    October 10, 2017in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News173by NAY PHYO WIN
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    Natural disasters costing Burma 3% of GDP

    Burma’s government says past three years that the number of climate-induced disasters such as floods and cyclones has increased over the past three years.

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    Earthquake shakes buildings in Rangoon
    March 13, 2017in Lead Story, News0by REUTERS
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    Earthquake shakes buildings in Rangoon

    A magnitude 5.1 earthquake briefly jolted buildings in Burma’s largest city and commercial hub Rangoon on Monday evening at around 8:50 p.m. local time.

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    Tackle poverty to curb disaster toll, urges UN chief
    October 13, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News443by REUTERS
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    Tackle poverty to curb disaster toll, urges UN chief

    Ending extreme poverty is essential to save lives and limit damage from disasters, says UN chief Ban Ki-Moon.

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    Number of damaged temples rises to 390
    August 26, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News195by DVB
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    Number of damaged temples rises to 390

    According to the Department of Archaeology, the number of temples that suffered severe damage in Bagan has more than doubled from initial estimates.

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    Worst could be yet to come, warns Thai seismologist
    August 26, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News214by THE BANGKOK POST
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    Worst could be yet to come, warns Thai seismologist

    A leading Thai seismologist says that the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Burma on Wednesday may have been just a foreshock of a stronger temblor.

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    Burma moves to save Bagan temples
    August 25, 2016in Lead Story, Natural Disasters, News165by REUTERS
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    Burma moves to save Bagan temples

    Police and soldiers have been called in to help protect and rebuild centuries-old Buddhist pagodas in Bagan, a day after at least 187 of the brick temples were damaged in…

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