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With infrastructure crippled, water sources contaminated, and temperatures dropping at night, aid groups are scrambling to distribute essentials. Drone footage shows thousands of people sleeping in open fields, clutching blankets and huddling around fires.
The quake’s economic fallout will also be severe
Analysts predict billions in damages to industries and trade routes linking China, Myanmar, and Thailand
With major factories and transport corridors near the border destroyed, supply chains could take months to recover.
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