More than 144 people were killed and 732 were injured in relation to a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Southeast Asia, chairman of the Myanmar State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaign announced on Friday (March 28) via the Guardian.
Hlaing invited "any country, any organization" to help in relief efforts, a rare request for the isolated junta. A video captured near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak market showed onlookers screaming and running from the scene in a panic.
A video captured near Bangkok's popular Chatuchak market showed onlookers screaming and running as a skyscraper with a crane came crumbling down on Friday. The earthquake was centered in Mandalay at a depth of 10 kilometers (about six miles), according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS said it received more than 1,400 reports of people having felt the earthquake at the time of publication.
A 6.4-magnitude earthquake was reported in Burma minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey. The USGS said it received 83 reports of people having felt the aftershock at the time of publication.
Several people were reported to have been killed after a mosque partially collapsed in the Myanmar town of Taungoo.