A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake has hit central Myanmar, the United States Geological Survey says
The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km, the USGS adds.
Just 12 minutes after the first earthquake hit Myanmar, another one struck, according to the US Geological Survey.
The second was a magnitude of 6.4, it records, less than the earlier one of 7.7.
The epicentre was 18km (11.1 miles) south of Sagaing.Meanwhile, following the first quake, forty-three construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapses hundreds of miles away in the Thai capital of Bangkok
There are reports of roads buckling in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, with strong tremors felt elsewhere in Thailand and in south-west China.
(Excerpts : BBC News)
