A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8-magnitude shook north-central Myanmar, killing at least three people and damaging dozens of ancient Buddhist pagodas. The quake's epicenter was near the town of Chauk on the Irrawaddy River.
Myanmar Earthquake
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A woman walks past a damaged pagoda after an earthquake in Bagan, Myanmar, Aug. 25, 2016.
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A woman farms in a field in front of the Sulamani Guphaya temple, which was damaged after a strong earthquake hit Bagan, Aug. 25, 2016.
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The entrance of a collapsed pagoda is seen after an earthquake in Bagan, Myanmar, Aug. 25, 2016.
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Tourists look at a damaged pagoda after an earthquake in Bagan, Aug. 25, 2016.