A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing more than 150 people and destroying buildings, bridges and dams.
At least 144 people have died in Myanmar, where photos and videos from two of the worst-hit cities showed extensive damage. In the Thai capital, at least eight people were killed when a multi-story building under construction collapsed.
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake centered near Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, struck at midday, followed by a powerful magnitude 6.4 aftershock.
Thai Defense Minister Phumtham Vechayachai said earlier that 90 people were missing at the site of a collapsed high-rise building after a powerful earthquake.
Seven people were rescued from a collapsed building near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak market later on Friday.
The earthquake's epicentre was in Myanmar, which is suffering from a brutal civil war that has already led to a massive humanitarian crisis.
The full scale of deaths, injuries and destruction in Myanmar has yet to be determined. The government has reported high demand for blood in the worst-hit areas, and videos show many collapsed buildings and damaged roads.
A multi-story building in Bangkok collapsed after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck at midday local time on Friday, causing a crane to fall from the roof and sending up a huge cloud of dust.
Dramatic videos have emerged on social media showing a building under construction collapsing and onlookers fleeing in panic.
Police told The Associated Press they were at the scene but did not yet have information on how many workers were on the site at the time of the collapse.
One construction worker was killed when debris from a collapsed construction site fell on his truck and another was crushed by falling parts, rescuer Songwut Wangpon said.
Sourse: breakingnews.ie
