In pictures: Huge earthquake hits Myanmar
Buildings and infrastructure have been damaged in the central city of Mandalay, Myanmar
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A strong magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit central Myanmar.
The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing, central Myanmar at a depth of 10km.
Strong tremors extended into Thailand and Yunnan in south-west China.
The earthquake has caused damage to buildings and infrastructure across Myanmar. Rescue teams have been working hard to search for survivors in Nay Pyi Taw (above).
While the injured are being taken to medical centres for treatment (below).
The entrance to the emergency department of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw was damaged as casualties received medical attention in the compound.
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing surveyed the damage and visited survivors as they gathered in the grounds.
Buildings have also been damaged in the large city of Mandalay in central Myanmar.
Roads were buckled by the force of the tremors and buildings across the capital were damaged.
Pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw were damaged as well as large parts of a Buddhist monastery compound.
Tremors from the earthquake in central Myanmar travelled as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.
In the Thai capital, rescuers are searching the rubble after a large building collapsed.
