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CNN
28-03-2025
- Politics
- CNN
Bangkok declared ‘emergency zone' as powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hits Myanmar with tremors felt across the region
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday, triggering the collapse of buildings hundreds of miles away in Thailand, where authorities declared an 'emergency zone' in the capital Bangkok. Video posted online showed panicked residents across Myanmar and Thailand running from swaying residential towers as dust fills the air, and traffic comes to a sudden stop on busy city streets. Tremors were also felt in China's southwestern Yunnan province, which neighbors Myanmar. Myanmar's military junta has declared an 'emergency situation' across a swathe of the center of the country, including in the second most populous city Mandalay and the military-built capital of Naypyidaw. Thailand's prime minister also declared an 'emergency zone' in the Thai capital after the quake triggered the collapse of an under-construction high-rise building, killing at least one person and injuring 50 others. Authorities are racing to rescue dozens of others believed to be trapped under the rubble, Bangkok's National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) said. Myanmar is already reeling from more than four years of civil war sparked by a bloody and economically destructive military coup, which has seen military forces battle rebel groups across the country. It remains one of Asia's poorest nations and is ill-equipped to deal with major natural disasters. The quake hit around 12:50 p.m. local time close to Mandalay, home to about 1.5 million people and historic temple complexes. Several aftershocks have since struck nearby, including one of 6.4 magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was recorded in Myanmar's central Sagaing region, which has been ravaged by the civil war, with the junta, pro-military militia and rebel groups battling for control and all running checkpoints, making travel by road or river extremely difficult. There was no immediate word from Myanmar authorities about the extent of the damage. Several people in Mandalay told Reuters news agency they saw buildings collapse. One person, who did not want to be named, said they saw a five-story building fall in the city and another, Htet Naing Oo, said a tea shop collapsed with several people trapped inside. One resident in Yangon, Myanmar's commercial hub and around 380 miles away from the epicenter, told CNN: 'We felt the quake for about one minute and then we ran out of the building.' 'We saw other people running out of the buildings too. It was very sudden and very strong.' Another resident said phone networks in the city home to around 8 million people were briefly down following the quake, but were now working again. A Yangon resident named Wang, who was on the 20th floor of a building when the quake hit, said 'people next to me were all scared to death.' 'The quake felt so strong, and lasted really long,' said Wang, who did not want to give her first name. Video obtained by CNN from Myanmar appeared to show a road bridge spanning the Irrawaddy River, which runs through Mandalay, collapsing into the river in a cloud of dust and water. A resident of Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai, who did not want to be named, also said tremors were felt. 'I couldn't stay inside. So I rushed out onto the street,' they said. Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport said around two hours after the quake that it was operating as usual, in an update shared on X. This is a developing story and will be updated. CNN's Lex Harvey, Todd Symons, Edward Szekeres, Hassan Tayir and Manveena Suri contributed reporting.
Associated Press
24-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Free Webinar - Unveiling NIEMOpen 6.0 Release
A New Era of Data Interoperability WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, March 24, 2025 / / -- NIEMOpen, the leading data exchange framework, formerly known as the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), has announced the upcoming release of its highly anticipated Version 6.0. This milestone marks a significant evolution for NIEMOpen, now operating under the OASIS Open consortium, renowned for its robust data standards and rigorous vetting processes. This transition solidifies NIEMOpen's position as a globally recognized and trusted open-source data modeling platform and methodology. Building upon its legacy as the cornerstone of semantic and syntactic interoperability across diverse domains in the U.S. and internationally, NIEMOpen 6.0 introduces groundbreaking features and tools designed to streamline and accelerate information sharing. The new version boasts a technology-agnostic common model format, enabling seamless representation in XML, JSON, OWL, and potentially other formats, while providing automated translation between them. Learn more about the transformative features of NIEMOpen 6.0. To celebrate the launch of NIEMOpen 6.0, the IJIS Institute, a member of the NIEMOpen Project Governing Board, will host a free informational webinar on May 22nd, from 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. EDT. This webinar will delve into the new structure, features, and benefits of NIEMOpen 6.0, including its innovative tools for creating message exchange specifications and a new API that enhances data exchange and ontology creation for knowledge graphs. . About OASIS Open: OASIS Open is a nonprofit consortium that drives the development, convergence, and adoption of open standards for the global information society. OASIS Open provides a forum for the development and promotion of open standards for the global information society. About NIEMOpen NIEMOpen is an open-source framework that promotes seamless data sharing by providing common standards and governance processes for secure and efficient data exchange. Trusted by public and private sectors alike, NIEMOpen supports a wide range of operational needs. For more information, please visit https:// Darcy Staley NIEM Management Office - Technical Steering Committee
