Earthquake in Burma: Who was the French couple who disappeared in the disaster?

On Monday 31 March, France announced the death of its nationals Carol and Bertrand Louveau, three days after the disaster. Originally from the Var, the two spouses had been on vacation in Asia for several weeks.

Carol and Bertrand, from Var, were travelling to Mandalay at the time of the tragedy, their death was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

This couple, from Beausset, near Toulon (Var), used to travel to Southeast Asia. Carol and Bertrand Louveau were killed on Friday in the earthquake that struck Burma.

On Monday 31 March, France announced the death of two Frenchmen after the earthquake in Burma and Thailand on Friday. In a new assessment on Monday, the ruling junta in Burma reported at least 2,056 deaths.

In Burma, the earthquake that shook the country on Friday 28 March killed 1,700 people. According to the experts, the balance could still rise. A couple of French people are among the victims.

Two French people died in the powerful earthquake that broke out on Friday in Burma and killed more than 1,700 people in the country.