A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 3,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures.

thought it was unlikely that many buildings were constructed to be earthquake-proof. "General poverty, major political upheaval, alongside other disasters - e.g. the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 ...

The country's disaster management agency says hundreds of buildings were damaged. It says the possible cause of the tsunami was undersea landslides after the Krakatau volcano erupted. More than ...