Myanmar Earthquake (11-Nov-2012)

On 11th November 2012, an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude ocoured in Myanmar. The Earthquake was followed by 2 strong aftershocks. The first earthquake hit at 07:42 local time. The quake struck 120km north of the second-largest city of Mandalay.

Myanmar's state-run media reported that 74 people had been killed and 111 had been hurt so far. Shwebo bridge, which was under construction, collapsed. Resulting the construction workers to fall into the Ayeyarwaddy river. The construction workers are still missing and death tolls may increase. Myanmar has a poor official disaster response system and lost upward of 140,000 people to a devastating cyclone in 2008. The aid of medicine supplies will be sent to the affected areas as soon as possible along with an assessment team in cooperation with the Myanmar Red Cross Society, according to a U.N. official.

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By studying Geography, we would know more about our earth. How we could adapt to its nature and live accordingly to it. In case of natural disasters, we would know what measures we should take.

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Geography includes the study of Human Geography and Physical Geography. It is the science of universe and our earth, how we adapt ourselves and things around us to be make everyday living easier. It is the study of how things happen and why.