More than 1,600 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit Myanmar and rattled Thailand, but the extent of the casualties is still emerging as crews try to find people who are missing.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

I T WILL TAKE some days for the full toll of the powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on March 28th to become clear. The ...

As our map shows ... ride past a damaged building in Mandalay, Myanmar (Picture: Reuters) The two countries sit next to each other, with Myanmar located to the west of Thailand.