Over 700 Muslims killed in Myanmar earthquake which struck throughout Friday prayers
Mar 31, 2025 12:26 PM IST
It was not instantly clear whether or not these killed within the mosques had been included within the official toll of greater than 1,700 individuals killed within the earthquake to this point.
A Myanmar Muslim organisation says greater than 700 worshipers had been killed when the 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the nation at Friday prayer time in the course of the holy month of Ramadan.
Tun Kyi, a member of the steering committee of the Spring Revolution Myanmar Muslim Community, mentioned Monday that some 60 mosques had been broken or destroyed when the 7.7 magnitude quake hit close to Mandalay, the nation’s second largest metropolis.
It was not instantly clear whether or not these killed within the mosques had been included within the official toll of greater than 1,700 individuals killed within the earthquake to this point.
Movies posted on The Irrawaddy on-line information web site confirmed a number of mosques toppling in the course of the quake, and folks fleeing from the areas.
Tun Kyi mentioned many of the mosques broken had been older buildings extra weak to earthquakes.
