A total of 41 people have so far
been killed with 48 injured in a strong quake that struck Myanmar’ s
northeastern Shan state Thursday night, the state TV reported in a breaking news
Friday.

A total of 244 houses, 14
monasteries and 9 government department buildings were destroyed, the report
said.

Relief measures are being taken by
the state with rescue team rushing to the scene, the report added.

A strong earthquake measuring 7.0 on
the Richter scale jolted Loimwe, 56 kilometers southeast of Kengtung in
northeastern Myanmar on Thursday night at 20:29:30 hours local time (13:69 GMT).

The quake’s epicenter was about 10
kilometers underground and in the hills of Myanmar bordering Thailand and Laos.

The quake was followed by six
after-shocks until Friday morning.

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