Unexpected disaster, central Italy occurred the magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck at local time on 24th, central Myanmar also occurred the magnitude-6.8 earthquake struck near the evening at the same day.
At least 159 people have been killed and 368 injured in an earthquake that hit a mountainous area of central Italy, civil protection officials say.
The magnitude-6.2 quake struck at 03:36 (01:36 GMT), 100km (65 miles) north-east of Rome, not far from Perugia.
At least 159 of the dead were in the historic town of Amatrice, where the mayor said three-quarters of the town was destroyed, and in nearby Accumoli.
Many people are still believed to be buried under rubble.
Rescue teams are using heavy lifting equipment and their bare hands and authorities said the search for survivors would continue through the night.
At the same day, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, damaging pagodas in the ancient city of Bagan and killing at least four person.
The quake struck 25km (15.5 miles) west of Chauk, at a depth of 84km, the US Geological Survey said.
Tremors were felt as far away as Thailand, Bangladesh and India, sending fearful residents into the streets.
Earthquakes occur regularly in central Myanmar and the temples have been damaged and reconstructed before. At least 68 stupas in Bagan have been damaged, a spokesman from the department of archaeology told the BBC.
Source: General News
