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Written: 2025-03-29 12:17:19Updated: 2025-03-29 12:19:39
The death toll from Friday's seven-point-seven-magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar is forecast to surpass ten-thousand. In its updated report as of 12:50 a.m. Saturday, Myanmar time, the United States Geological Survey estimated a 71-percent chance that the death toll would exceed ten-thousand. The agency said there was a 36-percent probability that fatalities would be more than 100-thousand, and a 35-percent probability that they would range between ten-thousand and 100-thousand. The report estimated a 33-percent chance that economic impact would mount to 100 billion U.S. dollars, a 35-percent chance to range between ten and 100 billion dollars, and a 24-percent chance to range between one and ten billion dollars. The agency, which issued a red alert for the fatalities and economic impact from the quake, said there could be a large number of casualties, the damage could be massive and an extensive disaster could have taken place. The agency estimated that economic losses could even surpass Myanmar's gross domestic product(GDP). According to Myanmar's military government, as of Friday, 144 people were confirmed to have been killed and 732 others injured from the quake.
In the neighboring Thai capital Bangkok, at least ten people were dead and dozens more missing as of Friday night, following a building collapse.