An earthquake has hit the capital, causing damage to buildings and panic among the population.

一场地震袭击了首都，造成建筑物的损坏和人们的惊慌。

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We get a lot of big quakes every year, and occasionally those hit near population and cause damage — it's mostly a matter of chance.

每年都会发生许多大地震，偶尔会在人口密集区发生并造成重大损失——这完全是一个概率事件。

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About 24 million people live in the five regions struck by Cyclone Nargis. The Irrawaddy Delta River area is the worst hit, with up to 95 percent of the population affected.

大约有2千400万人生活在热带风暴“纳尔·吉斯”袭击的五个地区，伊洛瓦底河三角洲地区是受灾最严重的，大约有高达95%的人口受到影响。

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Shiv Sena party president Uddhav Thackeray and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Vinod Tawde said his comments were "a cruel joke on the drought-hit population of the state".

BBC: Ajit Pawar

No one knows when America will hit its population peak.

ECONOMIST: Demography

China will hit its peak population in 2026.

ECONOMIST: Demography