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A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
Rubble in a destroyed part of the Me Nu Brick Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6, 2025. Photo: AFP
People walk past debris in the damaged Me Nu Brick Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A destroyed Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A Buddha statue is surrounded by debris on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddha statue is surrounded by the debris from a collapsed building on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
The damaged Nan Myint watch tower on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past a damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
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A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFPA damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
April 9, 2025
Asia

Myanmar earthquake: heritage sites, cultural treasures suffer heavy toll

World Monuments Fund is investigating the extent of the damage to religious and cultural buildings after the...

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A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
Rubble in a destroyed part of the Me Nu Brick Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6, 2025. Photo: AFP
People walk past debris in the damaged Me Nu Brick Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A destroyed Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A Buddha statue is surrounded by debris on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddha statue is surrounded by the debris from a collapsed building on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
The damaged Nan Myint watch tower on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past a damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
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A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
Rubble in a destroyed part of the Me Nu Brick Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6, 2025. Photo: AFP
People walk past debris in the damaged Me Nu Brick Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A destroyed Buddhist monastery on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A Buddha statue is surrounded by debris on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddha statue is pictured on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A damaged Buddha statue is surrounded by the debris from a collapsed building on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
The damaged Nan Myint watch tower on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past a damaged Buddhist pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay on April 6. Photo: AFP
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