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Myanmar now hit by 5.1-magnitude aftershock following Friday’s earthquake

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Emergency rescue teams have started trickling into the area of the country hardest hit by Friday’s massive temblor5.1-magnitude aftershock earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday

Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters

Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed in Mandalay, Myanmar. Photo: Reuters

David Rising and Grant Peck

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A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit near Myanmar’s second-largest city on Sunday, the latest in a string of aftershocks following Friday’s devastating temblor.

People in the streets of Mandalay screamed as the aftershock – which was recorded by the United States Geological Survey – hit.

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