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Cleanup starts after 200 temples damaged

By Agencies in Bagan,Myanmar | China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-26 08:37

Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Myanmar city famous for its historic Buddhist pagodas began cleaning up the debris on Thursday from a powerful earthquake that shook the region and damaged nearly 200 temples.

At least four people were killed and as many as 185 brick pagodas were damaged in Bagan after a magnitude-6.8 quake struck the area on Wednesday.

Bagan, also known as Pagan, is one of Myanmar's top tourist attractions, drawing visitors from all over the world who can view a panorama of temples stretching to the horizon flanked by the Irrawaddy River.

Cleanup starts after 200 temples damaged

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