A rescue team in Mandalay, Myanmar, tells the BBC the number of deaths caused by today’s earthquake is not yet known – “but is at least in the hundreds”
The 7.7 magnitude quake – which the US Geological Survey says had an epicentre in central Myanmar – has been felt in neighbouring countries, including Thailand where an unfinished high-rise has collapsed
Eighty-one construction workers are missing, the Thai deputy prime minister says, and a search and rescue operation is under way
Dramatic images show damaged buildings in Myanmar, while video shows a rooftop pool in Thailand spilling over the sides of a swaying building
Myanmar has been in political turmoil since a military junta seized power in a 2021 coup – getting information on the ground is difficult
(BBC)
