More than 1,600 people have been killed and thousands more injured in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that was also felt in neighbouring countries
One woman was pulled from the rubble after being trapped for more than 30 hours in Mandalay, Myanmar, where at least 90 people are believed to be trapped under a collapsed apartment block
Authorities in Mandalay's Amarapura township warn the public that there's a possibility of another earthquake in the coming hours
In Thailand, at least 11 people have died, and dozens of construction workers are still missing after a high-rise building collapsed in Bangkok
Meanwhile, air strikes have continued in Myanmar, the People's Defense Force says. The BBC's Yvette Tan looks at the ongoing troubles in the war-torn country
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Myanmar earthquake: Moment rescuers pull woman alive from rubble
Myanmar's military leadership has just announced updated casualty figures - there are a total of 838 fatalities across the country.
As we reported earlier, 694 are from Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre. There were 94 deaths in the capital Nay Pyi Taw, 30 in Kyauk Se and 18 in Sagaing.
Earlier, the country's military leadership said the death toll in Myanmar had jumped to 694. According to an updated military statement, these fatalities are from the city of Mandalay alone - for now it's unclear what the nationwide death toll might be.
Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city, was hit particularly hard by the earthquake, and power and communication lines are down. Rescuers are continuing their search for survivors.
We will bring you more updates as we get them.
India, which is just one country to the west of Myanmar, has this morning sent over aid packages to the quake-hit centre.
Indian media this morning is carrying photos of the shipments being loaded onto a cargo plane. Yesterday PM Modi pledged an offer of help and said he had Indian authorities "on standby"
Image source, INDIAN GOVERNMENTIndian military personnel stand around a cargo plane where aid shipments have been loaded, bound for Myanmar
We are slowly receiving more images from earthquake-hit areas in Myanmar, despite electricity and communication lines being largely cut.
These images are of a damaged mosque in Mandalay, one of Myanmar's largest cities.
Image source, Tun Tun
Image source, Tun TunMyanmar's military leaders have said that 694 people have died and 1,670 were injured in yesterday's powerful earthquake.
Stay with us for more updates.
Arunoday Mukharji
BBC News, reporting from Bangkok
Image source, Neha SharmaIn the Thai capital Bangkok, just a few meters away from the collapse site, a woman is crying inconsolably.
“I need to see him once, in whatever condition he’s in”.
Naruemol is desperate for information about her 45-year-old husband. She says there was one of the construction workers who is unaccounted for - she hopes this could be him, but she has yet to hear any news.
“He was the only breadwinner for our family”.
Punctuating the sound of her cries, is the deafening noise of digging machines a few steps away. Excavators are trawling through layers of bricks and mortar - of what remains of the building that was unfinished when it collapsed.
Rescue workers have been working non-stop to find those missing in the debris.
Image source, Getty ImagesIn Bangkok, rescuers have deployed heavy equipment to help sift through debris after an unfinished high-rise building collapsed, leaving around 100 construction workers unaccounted for and six dead
Image source, Getty ImagesFamilies of those missing wait anxiously for updates as search operations continue
Image source, Getty ImagesSniffer dog teams have also been deployed to search for survivors
Image source, Getty ImagesMyanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has not been affected by the earthquakes and remains in jail in the capital Nay Pyi Taw, a source close to prison authorities has told the BBC's Burmese service.
Suu Kyi has been detained since a coup ousted her from power in 2021.
She was previously moved to house arrest from jail in 2023, but was later moved back to jail in the capital.
One resident in Myanmar's Mandalay recounts the moment the earthquake hit. This is what he told BBC Burmese:
I was in the bathroom when the earthquake hit. The ground shook violently from the moment it started - it must have lasted about 10 seconds. Our entire house collapsed before my eyes. As it was about to collapse on me, I tripped and fell, landing on my lower back.
I couldn't even breathe. Later, I managed to scream called for help. My uncle and father arrived, and about five or six others came to rescue me.
Within seconds of being pulled from the rubble, another earthquake struck and the building we were running to collapsed. I was so scared and in so much pain that I couldn't walk, so my father dragged me and helped me move.
Out of seven people in the house, two aunts were rescued wth me, one of whom has died while the other is in the hospital. My grandmother, aunt and uncles have not been found yet - they are still trapped under the rubble.
The chances of their survival are zero percent. I can't accept it. It happened in the blink of an eye, right before my eyes.
Yesterday's earthquake in Myanmar has the potential to leave more than 10,000 people dead, according to Pager,, external an automated system of the US Geological Service that estimates fatalities and cost of damage.
This is just an estimate and is computed based on the intensity of the shaking and the population in the affected area, among other factors. Pager does not consider after-effects such as landslides, liquefaction and tsunamis.
The death toll currently stands at 144 and rescue operations are ongoing.
Our colleagues from the BBC's Burmese Service are reporting that minor tremors continued to rock Mandalay through Friday until Saturday morning.
Many residents in Myanmar's second-largest city spent the night outdoors, fearing a repeat of yesterday's 7.7 magnitude quake.
Image source, Thein Min Tun
Image source, CJ
Image source, Getty ImagesMyanmar's junta chief, Min Aung Hlaing, has made a rare appeal for global assistance.
"I would like to invite any country, any organisation, or anyone in Myanmar to come and help. Thank you," he said in a televised address, adding he had "opened all ways for foreign aid".
The US, EU and Asean have pledged support, and so has China.
The army general seized power in a coup in 2021, plunging the nation into a civil war, with the military on one side and ethnic armies and armed resistance groups on the other. His grip on power has slipped recently following huge battlefield losses.
Read more here on how the earthquake has dealt yet another hand to Myanmar's troubles.
Image source, CCTVA 37-person strong Chinese disaster response team has arrived in Myanmar to assisst in ongoing efforts, state-run CCTV has reported.
The team from Yunnan is equipped 112 sets of emergency rescue supplies. They are also carrying earthquake early warning systems, drones and portable satellites.
The effects of yesterday's earthquake were felt in Yunnan, with state media China Daily saying that two people were injured as a result.
Power and communication lines are down in Myanmar's two largest cities, Mandalay and Yangon, according to BBC Burmese.
"Without electricity, we can't charge our phones. It's hard to communicate with our families far away. We can't use the internet if there's no electricity," one Mandalay resident told the Burmese Service this morning.
The lack of power will likely pose a problem for rescuers as they work throughout the night in search of survivors.
Image source, Getty Images
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's just past 07:20 in Myanmar - a day after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the country, with its effects felt as far as Thailand and China. if you're just joining us now, here's what you need to know
The powerful earthquake in Myanmar was also felt in Ruili, a Chinese city that borders the South East Asian nation.
People run for cover as Myanmar quake tremor felt in Chinese border city
A 37-strong Chinese rescue medical team is heading to Myanmar to assist with an ongoing search operation there, China's state-run media reports.
CCTV television channel says the team with emergency and rescue equipment and other supplies departed from Kunming Changshui's airport in south-western China on Saturday morning.
"China stands ready to do its best to provide emergency humanitarian assistance" to Myanmar, the Chinese foreign ministry says in a statement.
The 7.7 earthquake which struck Myanmar earlier today was so powerful it was felt in neighbouring Thailand and India.
The graphic below shows the strength of tremors felt outside Myanmar:
Image source, ReutersA rescue worker in Mandalay tells the BBC Burmese Service that "most of the buildings have collapsed" in Myanmar's second-largest city.
"The view of Mandalay as we began our rescue was horrific," the rescuer says, describing how people were "running in the streets, screaming and crying".
"We had to rescue people trapped in the rubble. Mandalay General Hospital is almost full", with many patients suffering heart attacks.
The rescuer - who didn't want to be identified for security reasons - says the hospital itself was damaged by the earthquake.
As night fell, "people don't dare go back into their homes. They are so afraid. Some were sitting on the street... unable to sleep.
"They are terrified after their families, friends, and relatives disappeared before their eyes."
Thanyarat Doksone
Producer, BBC News Bangkok
Image source, Getty ImagesWe can now bring you the latest from the scene of a collapsed high-rise building in Bangkok, which was still under construction.
Rescue workers have said the most challenging part of their mission is that some debris still keeps falling down, posing safety risks to the workers and those trapped underneath.
Sniffer dogs and drones have been used to help find the survivors but the rescuers told the BBC it is still too difficult to narrow down the area to enter.