Major earthquake sends shockwaves through Portland’s Burmese community

Stunning videos continue to emerge showing when a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck southeast Asia on Friday.

More than 1,000 bodies had been recovered from the rubble as of Saturday in Myanmar and 2,376 people had been injured. Those numbers were expected to rise.

The news sent shockwaves through Portland’s large Burmese community.

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