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Old New Zealand photo falsely shared as impact of Myanmar earthquake

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A photo of a large crack in a street in Christchurch , Myanmar , was shared on Facebook on March 28 .

The photo was shared with a Burmese -language caption that reads, "Taunggyi earthquake was so scary" But the photo is from New Zealand in 2011 , where a 6.3 magnitude tremor struck the country in 2011 .

The ruling junta said on March 31 that 2,056 have been confirmed dead, with more than 3,900 people injured and 270 still missing.

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