{"id":11369,"date":"2025-03-30T03:00:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T03:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/before-and-after-satellite-images-show-the-destruction-left-by-myanmar-earthquake\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T03:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T03:00:43","slug":"before-and-after-satellite-images-show-the-destruction-left-by-myanmar-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investingsstrategist.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/30\/before-and-after-satellite-images-show-the-destruction-left-by-myanmar-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"Before and after: Satellite images show the destruction left by Myanmar earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\">            Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand and in nearby Chinese provinces.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\">            It was the most powerful earthquake to strike Myanmar in over a century, according to the United States Geological Survey, dealing a further blow to the civil war-ravaged country that has been cut off from much of the world since the military junta seized power in 2021.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\">            Rescuers continue the desperate search for survivors after buildings were flattened and scores of people were killed as experts fear the extent of the devastation could take weeks to emerge.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\">            Satellite images reveal the scale of the destruction.    <\/p>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-before\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-after\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__handle\">                    <span class=\"image-slider__left-arrow\"><\/span>                    <span class=\"image-slider__right-arrow\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__overlay image-slider__isafter\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__before-label\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__after-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__caption\">            <span class=\"image-slider__title\">Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay, Myanmar<\/span>            <span class=\"image-slider__credit\">Maxar Technologies<\/span>        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-before\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-after\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__handle\">                    <span class=\"image-slider__left-arrow\"><\/span>                    <span class=\"image-slider__right-arrow\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__overlay image-slider__isafter\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__before-label\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__after-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__caption\">            <span class=\"image-slider__title\">Inwa Bridge in Mandalay, Myanmar<\/span>            <span class=\"image-slider__credit\">Maxar Technologies<\/span>        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-before\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-after\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__handle\">                    <span class=\"image-slider__left-arrow\"><\/span>                    <span class=\"image-slider__right-arrow\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__overlay image-slider__isafter\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__before-label\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__after-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__caption\">            <span class=\"image-slider__title\">Buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar<\/span>            <span class=\"image-slider__credit\">Maxar Technologies<\/span>        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-before\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-after\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__handle\">                    <span class=\"image-slider__left-arrow\"><\/span>                    <span class=\"image-slider__right-arrow\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__overlay image-slider__isafter\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__before-label\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__after-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__caption\">            <span class=\"image-slider__title\">Pagodas and an athletic field in Mandalay, Myanmar<\/span>            <span class=\"image-slider__credit\">Maxar Technologies<\/span>        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__container image-slider__horizontal\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-container\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-before\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__image-after\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__handle\">                    <span class=\"image-slider__left-arrow\"><\/span>                    <span class=\"image-slider__right-arrow\"><\/span>            <\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__overlay image-slider__isafter\">\n<div class=\"image-slider__before-label\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__after-label\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"image-slider__caption\">            <span class=\"image-slider__title\">Pagodas and monastery in Mandalay, Myanmar<\/span>            <span class=\"image-slider__credit\">Maxar Technologies<\/span>        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Myanmar was hit by a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake on Friday, with tremors felt across Thailand and in nearby Chinese provinces. 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