In the Bangkok metropolitan area, home to more than 17.4 million people, search-and-rescue workers were focused on a ...

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A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closest to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".

The earthquake has killed over 1,600 people in Myanmar and Thailand while leaving at least 2,300 injured - the death toll is expected to rise further as rescuers continue to search the rubble ...

The country's military chief says 1,700 people have died as a result of the quake, as Bangkok rescuers continue to search ...

A Chinese construction company is being investigated after a Bangkok skyscraper collapsed during a 7.7 magnitude earthquake ...

The more than 30-storey building was under construction and when the earthquake hit it pancaked on top of itself, creating a cloud of dust and debris.

Despite the earthquake's proximity, Penang has reported no damage or casualties. Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow announced that the Penang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) was proactive in addressing ...

Hospitals in Myanmar are overwhelmed with the influx of patients after the country's most powerful earthquake in a century.

Myanmar humanitarians have 'never seen such destruction' while Bangkok workers are trapped after a tower block was levelled ...

The country's military chief says 1,700 people have died as a result of the quake, as Bangkok rescuers continue to search ...