28 March 2025
A member of a rescue team based in Mandalay, Myanmar, tells the BBC the number of deaths from the Myanmar earthquake is not yet known – “but is at least in the hundreds”.
“That’s all we can say right now because the rescue efforts are ongoing,” they add. It comes after a strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with the United States Geological Survey identifying the epicentre as being 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing.
Meanwhile, 81 construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapses hundreds of miles away in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, where the effects were felt.
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
Source:BBC
