The Sky Villa Condominium in Mandalay, a 12-story building constructed in 2017, was advertised as earthquake-resistant but was heavily impacted during a recent earthquake that resulted in 2,719 fatalities. The building's foundation failed, causing five stories to collapse underground. Family members frantically searched for loved ones among the rubble, with a specific focus on individuals like Sai Myo Tun, desperately seeking his pregnant sister trapped beneath the debris. The incident underscores the tragic consequences of urbanization in an area struggling with civil unrest and natural disasters.
When the earthquake ravaged Myanmar, five stories of the condominium slid underground.
Sky Villa, which was built in 2017, was one of the hardest-hit sites in the devastating earthquake on Friday that killed 2,719 people.
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