Myanmar, Thailand, Bangkok Earthquake : Quake toll tops 1,000, says report as search for survivors continue
Over 2,000 people are said to be injured, with the Myanmar Junta chief saying India and ASEAN have been ‘permitted’ to provide help

Rescuers search for victims at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a strong earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. More than 1,000 people have been killed in Myanmar and thousands more injured after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake the day before that was also felt in neighbouring countries. The death toll, at 1,002, was confirmed by BBC citing the country’s Army. Most of the fatalities are in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, and the region closest to the earthquake’s epicentre.

What other areas have been hit? Rescue workers are still scrambling to find survivors in Myanmar and in Thailand. The quake had destroyed buildings, downed bridges, and buckled roads across various regions of Myanmar. Rescuers in the Thai capital Bangkok are also fighting through rubble for workers trapped when a 30-storey skyscraper under construction collapsed. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt told AFP that about 10 people had been confirmed killed across the city, most in the skyscraper collapse. But up to 100 workers were still unaccounted for at the building, close to the Chatuchak weekend market that is a magnet for tourists.