The shockwaves travelled to Thailand; tremors were felt across much of the country, causing the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Bangkok.

New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,600 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country.

The military government has made a rare appeal for help, but aid groups are hampered by infrastructure damage and an ongoing civil war.

A powerful, deadly earthquake struck at the heart of civil war-ravaged Myanmar on Friday, piling fresh misery on an impoverished nation that was cut off from much of the world even before this natural disaster struck.

It sent buildings in many areas toppling to the ground, buckled roads, caused bridges to collapse and burst a dam.

The military government has made a rare appeal for help, but aid groups are hampered by infrastructure damage and an ongoing civil war.

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar and Thailand on Friday. Germany’s GFZ centre for geosciences said the midday quake was a shallow 10 kilometers, with the epicentre in Myanmar. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

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