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Woman saved in Myanmar capital after trapped by quake for 91 hours

Published: 01 Apr 2025 - 03:03 pm | Last Updated: 01 Apr 2025 - 03:12 pm
Photo used for representational purposes. People react while waiting for news of missing loved ones at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025, four days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP.

Photo used for representational purposes. People react while waiting for news of missing loved ones at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok on April 1, 2025, four days after an earthquake struck central Myanmar and Thailand. Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP.

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Mandalay, Myanmar: A woman was rescued on Tuesday in Myanmar's capital city after being trapped for 91 hours by a devastating earthquake that rocked the region, local fire services said.

The woman in Naypyidaw -- around 63 years old -- "was found alive" on Tuesday morning, then "successfully rescued" and transferred to a hospital over an hour later, the Myanmar Fire Services Department said in a Facebook post.