Rescue workers are desperately searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar. The shocks were so powerful that tremors rocked neighbouring China and Thailand, where many are also missing after buildings collapsed.
Myanmar declared a state of emergency across much of the country. At least 144 people are known to have died and more than 700 are injured but it’s feared that many more have lost their lives. The epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude quake was near the country’s second city of Mandalay. The generals who run the isolated and secretive military regime have made a rare appeal for international help.
Hundreds of miles away in Thailand’s capital Bangkok about 100 workers are missing after a 30-storey skyscraper which was under construction collapsed in seconds. Rescue teams have been working through the night in the search for survivors.
Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Caroline Hawley, Nick Marsh and Pallab Ghosh.
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