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Xinhua News Agency said the tremor destroyed buildings. About 1,200 people were forced to evacuate their homes near the epicentre, but no deaths were reported.<\/p>\n

Naw Lar, from the Kachin Development Network Group (KDNG) dam research project in Burma, said the authorities should reconsider plans to roll out projects on the Irrawaddy, which is the country’s most important commercial waterway.<\/p>\n

"Burma’s military regime should learn from China," said Naw Lar, referring to the risk of failure faced by dams in Sichuan province,
\nsouthwest China, after the May 12 quake.<\/p>\n

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