Althouse: "An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand/The 7.7-magnitude quake caused widespread damage in a country already in chaos because of civil war."

March 28, 2025

"An Earthquake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand/The 7.7-magnitude quake caused widespread damage in a country already in chaos because of civil war."

The New York Times reports, with many photographs and videos. Free-access link.

19 comments:

RCOCEAN II said...: That headline wins the prize for "Unclear writing". Who is the country "already in chaos"? Thailand or Burma?; 3/28/25, 10:00 AM
MadisonMan said...: The poor get poorer. Tragic all the way around. I hope the world responds in a good way.; 3/28/25, 10:13 AM
Peachy said...: terrifying.; 3/28/25, 10:18 AM
mccullough said...: The Clintons will make money off this. Again.; 3/28/25, 10:19 AM
Peachy said...: Indeed Madison Man. The poorest probably live in the older parts of town - areas with old buildings that lack modern engineering.
The newer- wealthier parts of town don't crumble to the ground.
Amazing to see the difference. Just some pool swishing in the fancy part of town.; 3/28/25, 10:23 AM
rhhardin said...: You get great video. It used to be restricted to only airshow crashes.; 3/28/25, 10:24 AM
Ampersand said...: No free access for me.; 3/28/25, 10:26 AM
Lem Vibe Banditory said...: There’s a video of a high rise (under construction) pancaking a la WTC on 9/11.; 3/28/25, 11:00 AM
john mosby said...: The West could just tell the Burmese junta: "We'll send aid, if you lot get on the empty planes and go into exile. Don't worry, you can keep your Swiss bank accounts to support you on our Island of Misfit Dictators. Aung San Suu Kyi, you get on the plain too, just for balance; not like you were spotless in your brief rule. If you all don't want to do that, we won't send any aid. Your people already hate you, and a hungry mob is an angry mob. You decide."

But no one will do that. It's that damn Star Trek movie where the Klingon moon blew up. A whole generation taught not to finish off the bad guy when he's down.

JSM; 3/28/25, 11:03 AM
Ann Althouse said...: "No free access for me."

Thanks for telling me.

I think I screwed it up.

Try it now.; 3/28/25, 11:12 AM
Lucien said...: Did the gray lady explain how this was a result of climate change?; 3/28/25, 11:13 AM
Maynard said...: Must be due to Climate Change.; 3/28/25, 11:36 AM
Rabel said...: Terrible thing, but, the monks have cellphones? Where do they keep them?; 3/28/25, 11:59 AM
n.n said...: Rock the chaos.; 3/28/25, 12:03 PM
Josephbleau said...: Interesting how the film of the Ava bridge failure shows the trusses all fell to the left and stood to the right. The trusses have rollers on one side to allow expansion and co traction, but the trusses must have moved so much they fell off the roller.; 3/28/25, 2:12 PM
Lazarus said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 3/28/25, 2:41 PM
Lazarus said...: Good luck sorting out Myanmar's civil war

State Administration Council and allies:
Tatmadaw and allies
Karen National Army
Pa-O National Army
Zomi Revolutionary Army

National Unity Government and allies:
People's Defence Force and allies
Kachin Independence Army and allies
Arakan Army
Karen National Liberation Army and allies
Karenni IEC resistance forces
Ta'ang National Liberation Army
Chinland Council allies[j]
Chin Brotherhood Alliance
Pa-O National Liberation Army
Danu People's Liberation Army and allies
Ramanya Joint Column and allies

Other combatants:
Indian insurgent groups

Noncombatant ethnic armed organizations:
United Wa State Army
Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army
Shan State Army (SSPP)
Shan State Army (RCSS)
National Democratic Alliance Army
Mon National Liberation Army

I for one would be worried about all of our American Karen's being fully liberated.; 3/28/25, 2:43 PM
Aggie said...: There are some interesting event videos out there, one showing a fancy glass tower doing a slow sway of pretty remarkable amplitude, judging by its movement in the background against shorter buildings in the foreground. Magnitude has been upgraded to 8.2, and the shallow depth would tend to imply a good bit of severity, because of the shear. No tsunamis, I guess.; 3/28/25, 6:03 PM
Aggie said...: That was the Thai Geological society that upgraded magnitude to 8.2 - USGS is still maintaining the 7.7 magnitude.; 3/28/25, 6:27 PM