A magnitude-7.7 earthquake centered in Myanmar rocked Southeast Asia on Friday (March 28), causing multiple casualties and extensive damage.
Rescuers in Bangkok, the capital and largest city of neighboring country Thailand, are searching for 81 people believed to be trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building.
A rescue team in Mandalay, Myanmar, said the total number of fatalities caused by the powerful earthquake is not yet known, “but is at least in the hundreds,” as per the BBC.