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Myanmar’s military rulers say at least 694 people have been killed after an earthquake that left at least 10 people dead in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital.
The death toll from the huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand passed 700 as rescuers delved into the tiled bleed of a building that fell in a desperate search for survivors.
At least 694 people have been killed and nearly 1,700 have been injured in Myanmar’s Mandalay region. This is the second largest in the country and closest to the epicenter of the earthquake — it said in a statement on Saturday.
Around 10 more people have been confirmed to have died in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, located 1,000 km (620 miles) from the Myanmar epicenter.
“Infrastructure such as roads, bridges and buildings has been affected, leading to civilian casualties and injuries. Search and rescue operations are currently being carried out in affected areas,” Myanmar’s military said in a statement, saying it will be experiencing sudden deaths from the 144 previously reported deaths.
The shallow 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck northwest of Sagar city in central Myanmar early Friday afternoon, followed by a 6.7 magnitude aftershock.
Earthquakes have destroyed buildings, knocked over bridges, bent over roads beyond Myanmar’s belts, and patchy communications in remote areas have led many to believe the true scale of the disaster has yet to emerge.
Bangkok rescuers searched workers on Friday night, when a 30-storey skyscraper under construction collapsed, shrinking into a mountain of tiled rubs in seconds, trapped in a mountain of metal that was twisted by the force of shaking.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittypant said it has been confirmed that around 10 people have been killed in the city in the collapse of a skyscraper. However, up to 100 workers were still not recorded at the construction site, close to the weekend market in Chatuchak, a magnet for tourists.
“We do our best with the resources we have because all our lives matter,” Chadchart told reporters on the ground.
“Our priority is to act as quickly as possible to save everything,” the governor said.
Bangkok city officials said they would deploy more than 100 engineers to inspect the building for safety in the city after receiving reports of more than 2,000 damage.
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