The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 today as more bodies were pulled from the rubble.
Scores of buildings collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city, and the country’s military-led government said that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured.
A state of emergency has been declared in six regions and states in Myanmar, which is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war.
The earthquake also shook neighbouring Thailand, killing six people and injuring 26 at three construction sites, including one where a partially built high-rise collapsed in Bangkok.
Another 47 people were still missing, authorities said on Saturday.
Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt said more people were believed to be alive in the wreckage as search efforts continued on Saturday morning.
