Devastation in cities around epicentre. /BBC
At least 144 people have died and hundreds are injured in Myanmar following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, an army official says.
Tremors from the earthquake have been felt in neighbouring countries, including Thailand where an unfinished high-rise has collapsed.
Eighty-one construction workers are missing, the Thai deputy prime minister says, and a search and rescue operation is underway.
Dramatic images show damaged buildings in Myanmar, while video shows a rooftop pool in Bangkok spilling over the sides of a swaying building.
Myanmar has been in political turmoil since a military junta seized power in a 2021 coup - getting information on the ground is difficult.
A quick recap of the main developments
Here's what we know so far:
A Myanmar military leader says at least 144 people have died and 732 are injured after the earthquake hit around noon local time Historic buildings in Mandalay – once the royal capital – have been damaged.
The BBC has seen footage of a fire at Mandalay University and video showing parts of Mandalay Palace badly damaged.
The ruling military junta has made a rare call for international aid - but the opposition National Unity Government is urging that any assistance be delivered through independent, local networks.
Meanwhile, in Thailand, seven people died when a high-rise collapsed - the quake's effects were felt in neighbouring countries including Thailand and China.
Rescue efforts in Bangkok continue for 81 missing construction workers We'll keep bringing you all the latest updates over the next few hours.
'I looked up and everything was moving' - Thailand eyewitness
Kevin Riley from Essex in the UK tells the BBC he felt the earthquake while out for lunch in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
"I felt things moving and I thought they were moving the tables," he says.
"I looked up and everything was moving."
He says the "lights were moving, things were swinging" and that "every time I thought it stopped there was another ripple of movement", adding it lasted for "about two-and-a-half minutes".
“When we got back to the hotel, some of the rendering had come off the front of the hotel," he says.
From his room, he could see the hotel's swimming pool area was "in disarray".
"The news of [the earthquake in] Myanmar is a disaster but we are hundreds of miles away and felt its power."
