A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, inflicting severe damage on historical and religious structures. The government reported over 3,000 affected buildings, including mosques and pagodas. Significant casualties were noted, with 490 deaths linked to mosque collapses. Notable damages included the destruction of the 200-year-old Me Nu Brick Monastery and toppled stupas in Pindaya. Witnesses shared visually shocking videos and photographs illustrating the destruction, while residents, including monks, were displaced, having to sleep in nearby streets due to the calamity.
In its latest count on Saturday morning, Myanmar's government said that over 3,000 buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas.
Dozens of monks who lived at the monastery slept out on mats in nearby streets on Friday night.
Photos shared by the Burma Human Rights Network showed fallen minarets and domes of mosques in several parts of the country.
In one witness video, onlookers wailed as the top of the monastery's largest stupas crumbled in an aftershock.
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