AFP The UK’s Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced as a result of last week’s powerful earthquake which struck My...
The ruling military junta in Myanmar say the death toll after last week’s devastating earthquake now stands at almost 2,900 people. The actual death toll is feared to be much higher, with many p...
The military government in Myanmar has said at least 2,000 people were killed in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit last Friday. “A death toll over 10,000 is a strong possibility,” acco...
This is the moment two nurses in China rushed to protect newborn babies when a powerful earthquake struck neighbouring Myanmar on Friday. CCTV from a maternity unit in Ruili, a Chinese city near the b...
The BBC is in Myanmar’s capital Nay Pyi Taw to see the destruction caused by a powerful earthquake that struck on Friday. It hit central Myanmar, near the city of Mandalay, more than 200km (125 ...
King Charles III has sent his condolences to the people of Myanmar after Friday’s deadly earthquake. In a message on social media, King Charles spoke of the shock and sadness he and the Queen fe...
BBC Burmese Service A collapsed multi-storey building in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city A huge earthquake has hit central Myanmar. The magnitude-7.7 tremor was felt elsewhere, including...
Footage from Myanmar and Thailand has revealed widespread damage following a powerful earthquake. Dozens of videos and images of the aftermath have been posted on social media. BBC Verify’s Jake...
Workers are feared trapped following the collapse of a highrise building in Thailand’s capital. A 7.7 magnitude quake struck in neighbouring Myanmar on Friday at a depth of 10km, followed by a s...
A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked the Thai capital on Friday, causing buildings to sway and cascade water from rooftop pools onto the streets below. The earthquake is believed to be relatively ...
