{"id":111,"date":"2025-03-30T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=111"},"modified":"2025-03-30T03:00:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T03:00:17","slug":"myanmar-quake-toll-passes-1600-as-people-dig-for-survivors-with-bare-hands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=111","title":{"rendered":"Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More than 1,600 people have died following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, with locals in some areas telling the BBC they had been left to dig through rubble for survivors with their bare hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The quake has flattened much of Mandalay &#8211; the ancient capital and second-largest city which is home to about 1.5 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ayra Starr - Goodbye (Warm Up) ft. 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