Tsunami quake kills two in Shan State

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Tsunami quake kills two in Shan State

The 6.4 on Richter scale earthquake in southern Shan State that followed its devastating forerunner in Indonesia on 26 December had centered in Namzang township where two people were reported killed when their homes collapsed, said a Shan elder in Taunggyi this morning.

"It had also torn down the umbrella from the town's pagoda," said the 58 year old resident of the state capital, 62 miles west of the epicenter.

Meanwhile, some buildings were reported to have crumbled in Langkher, 57 miles south of Namzarng, but no deaths were announced. Strong tremors were also recorded in Loilem and Panglong, 15 miles and 21 miles respectively west of Namzang.

Details, however, are still absent of Burma's share in the sufferings of the world's most recent natural disaster that had left more than 150,000 dead and millions homeless in eleven Asian and African countries.