153 people have been confirmed as dead, with more than 700 others injured after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Myanmar, officials have said.
It’s the first major update from Myanmar’s military leadership since the earthquake this morning. They added there will be more casualties as the search for any survivors continues.
Major search and rescue operations are also underway in Bangkok after the earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar, with the impact rocking Thailand’s capital.
Rescuers are looking for 81 workers who went missing after a Bangkok high rise collapsed.
Myanmar declared a state of emergency after the earthquake rocked the nation and rippled out to other nearby countries earlier this morning.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said a 7.7 magnitude earthquake had struck central Myanmar at a depth of 6.2 miles just before 1 pm local time (6:20 GMT).
The epicentre of the disaster was about 10.6 miles from the city of Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.2 million, according to USGS.
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Casualties so far as three dead after skyscraper caved in
Luke Alsford
A number of people across the region have been reported dead as rescue workers search collapsed buildings in Myanmar and Thailand.
Here are the casualties from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake so far:
144 people in Myanmar have been confirmed dead
Three people have been confirmed dead after a skyscraper in Bangkok collapsed during the earthquake
90 people are missing in the debris, Thailand’s defence minister has said, with at least 7 rescued so far.
Three worshippers were also killed in a central Myanmar town when a mosque caved in, eyewitnesses have said.
A ‘mass casualty area’ has been established outside a 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar‘s capital Naypyidaw
One unnamed doctor in the hospital said ‘about 20’ people at the hospital are dead.
Rescuers carry an injured from the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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March 28, 2025 9:36 pm
That’s all for our coverage tonight
Sarah Hooper
Metro will be back tomorrow morning to provide further updates on the earthquakes in Myanmar and Thailand.
March 28, 2025 8:15 pm
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March 28, 2025 7:45 pm
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A woman who was evacuated from the hospital in Bangkok after the earthquake earlier today has given birth.
The woman was seen lying on a stretcher as nurses and doctors attended to her, helping to deliver the baby while the entire hospital was waiting outside on the pavement.
March 28, 2025 7:21 pm
When was the last powerful earthquake in Myanmar?
Sarah Hooper
The earthquake in Myanmar this morning was one of the largest to hit the country in decades.
Seismic activity isn’t uncommon in the area, but the last 7.7 magnitude quake to hit the country was in 1946.
March 28, 2025 7:01 pm
‘In my lifetime, there has been no earthquake like this’
Sarah Hooper
Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake. A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. (Photo by Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP) (Photo by CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP via Getty Images)
Rescue teams are preparing for a long night of searches (Picture: AFP)
Voranoot Thirawat, a lawyer working in central Bangkok, said her first indication that something was wrong came when she saw a light swinging back and forth.
Then she heard the building creaking as it moved from the shockwaves. She and her colleagues ran down 12 flights of stairs.
‘In my lifetime, there was no earthquake like this in Bangkok,’ she said.
March 28, 2025 6:15 pm
London resident recalls earthquake unfolding while she was in a movie theatre
Sarah Hooper
Mandy Tang, 38, said she was watching a film called The Red Envelope when the earthquake happened.
‘It happened to be quite an action-packed scene when the shake happened, so I initially thought it could have been Imax effects,’ she said.
‘I looked around and none of the local audience left their seats. However, my Taiwanese friend insisted it was an earthquake, so I walked out of the theatre with her, and we met the security guards coming to evacuate us just outside the theatre.
‘We could see the doors were opening and closing, all the chairs were shaking. It was quite nerve-wracking, I’ve never experienced such a strong shake. It is quite scary.’
March 28, 2025 5:01 pm
United Nations is ‘mobilising’ to help badly-hit Myanmar
Sarah Hooper
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said: ‘The government of Myanmar has asked for international support and our team in Myanmar is already in contact in order to fully mobilise our resources in the region to support the people of Myanmar.
‘But of course there are other countries impacted. The epicentre is in Myanmar, and Myanmar is the weakest country in this present situation.’
March 28, 2025 4:47 pm
Workers prepare for a long night in Thailand
Sarah Hooper
Rescue personnel work at the site of a building that collapsed after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, earthquake monitoring services said, which affected Bangkok as well, with people pouring out of buildings in the Thai capital in panic after the tremors, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Workers will be on-site throughout the night to find survivors (Picture: Reuters)
Rescue crews are working through the night to help free more than 110 people trapped under the rubble.
Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said: ‘There is still a possibility of finding more bodies, as some are trapped under the building’s structure.
‘Special techniques are needed to safely remove these bodies to prevent further collapses caused by shifting structural elements.’
epa11995262 A Rescue worker search for survivors at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2025. According to the National Institute for Emergency Medicine, 70 construction workers are missing at the site following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and caused tremors that could be felt in neighboring Thailand. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
The damage in some areas is tremendous (Picture: EPA)
March 28, 2025 3:35 pm
Charity on the ground says they’ve ‘never seen such destruction’
Sarah Hooper
Haider Yaqub, Country Director for Plan International in Myanmar, who is currently in Yangon, said: ‘Although a full picture of the damage is still emerging, most of us have never seen such destruction.
‘There are high levels of stress and anxiety, as people are trying to reach their relatives and disinformation is spreading on social media.
‘Without a doubt, the humanitarian needs will be significant. We are working hard to make contact with communities in the hardest hit areas in and around Mandalay, but already, we know that critical infrastructure has been destroyed, with landlines not functioning, and that houses and other buildings have collapsed not just in Myanmar but in neighbouring Thailand as well.
‘This disaster strikes when Myanmar is already grappling with conflict, and we are extremely concerned about the toll that yet another crisis will take on children, especially girls, and their families.’
March 28, 2025 3:25 pm
Death toll rises to 144
Sarah Hooper
This photo shows a building collapsing in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake. A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
Buildings in Mandalay completely collapsed (Picture: AFP)
The head of Myanmar’s military government has said 144 people are dead and more than 730 were injured in the powerful earthquake that hit the region on Friday.
Further casualties are expected to be found as the search continues.
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