Powerful quake kills, traps scores in Myanmar, Bangkok
Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok, Thailand, after the tremors of a strong earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28, 2025.
A powerful earthquake centred in Myanmar rocked Southeast Asia on Friday, killing several people and causing extensive damage, with rescuers in Bangkok searching for 81 people in the rubble of a collapsed building.
At least three people were killed in the town of Taungoo in Myanmar when a mosque partially collapsed, witnesses said, while local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured after a hotel collapsed in Aung Ban.
