Earthquake in Myanmar, aka Burma, kills over 1,000

Myanmar’s earthquake death toll jumps to more than 1,000 as more bodies recovered from the rubble

 

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city. ...

In neighboring Thailand, the quake rocked the greater Bangkok area, home to some 17 million people, and other parts of the country.

Bangkok city authorities said so far six people have been found dead, 26 injured and 47 are still missing, most from a construction site near the capital’s popular Chatuchak market. ...

Earthquakes are rare in Bangkok, but relatively common in Myanmar. The country sits on the Sagaing Fault, a major north-south fault that separates the India plate and the Sunda plate. ...

 

 

Ten shit-hole rivers in Asia and Africa responsible for 90% of plastic polluting the world's oceans

 Seven of the ten are communist with Chinese characteristics:

Yangtze River, China (1.5 million tonnes annually and worst offender)

Hai he River, China 

Yellow River, China 

Mekong River, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam

Pearl River, China and Vietnam

Indus River, China, India and Pakistan 

Ganges River, India and Bangladesh

Amur River, Russia and China 

Nile River, eleven countries including Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia and Kenya

Niger River, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Benin and Nigeria 

Just 10 rivers carry 90% of plastic polluting the oceans

 

The top 10 refugee-sending countries according to Amnesty International

Amnesty International, here:

Syria

Afghanistan

Somalia

Sudan

South Sudan

Democratic Republic of Congo

Myanmar

Central African Republic

Iraq

Eritrea

Average country IQ:

83

84

68

71

71

78

87

71

87

85

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Average: 78.5

US Average IQ: 98
Germany Av.: 99