A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving multiple people dead and dozens missing from Myanmar to Thailand.
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving multiple people dead and dozens missing from Myanmar to Thailand.
Even Bangkok, some 600 miles away from the epicenter in Mandalay, Myanmar, the country’s second-largest city, felt widespread shaking and saw damage from the quake.
Pope Francis, recently released from the hospital following a battle with bilateral pneumonia, sent his condolences to those killed and injured in the earthquake.
« Deeply saddened by the loss of life and widespread devastation caused by the earthquake in Southeast Asia, especially in Myanmar and Thailand, his Holiness Pope Francis offers heartfelt prayers for the souls of the deceased and the assurance of his spiritual closeness to all affected by this tragedy », Cardinal Pietro Parolin said in a telegram.
