A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

Thousands have evacuated from cracked buildings in Bangkok three days after a powerful earthquake in central Myanmar.

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs.

The quake hit 10 miles from Myanmar’s second-largest city. The number of dead could not be immediately verified, but buildings as far away as Bangkok collapsed.

At least two people were killed on Friday after a building collapsed in Bangkok during a strong earthquake in the region.

A volunteer demolition company plans to bring in Thailand’s largest backhoe loader to help remove debris. Read more at ...

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking ...

A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".

Four days after a massive earthquake toppled buildings across Myanmar ... the ruling military junta in the country. The number of deaths is likely to rise further, as many parts of the country ...

A major earthquake in Myanmar on Friday has caused more than 1,000 deaths and led to the collapse of numerous structures. Even though Myanmar is a high risk region for earthquakes, damage to buildings ...

Collapsed bridges and buildings, shaking skyscrapers with water from infinity pools falling hundreds of feet to the ground - ...

The death toll from Myanmar's devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake has risen to 3,706, with another 5,017 injured and 130 ...