PHOTOS: From Bangkok to Mandalay, scenes of destruction from a deadly quake

Dozens are killed in central Myanmar as buildings collapse. A high-rise under construction fell in Bangkok.

Mar 28, 2025 - 20:00
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PHOTOS: From Bangkok to Mandalay, scenes of destruction from a deadly quake

A massive earthquake rocked the heart of mainland Southeast Asia on Friday, causing deadly destruction in Myanmar and in the Thai capital.

The magnitude 7.7 quake struck at 12:50 p.m. Myanmar time. Buildings collapsed across a swath of central Myanmar, a country already reeling from four years of civil war since a military coup.

In neighboring Thailand, water tumbled from swimming pools situated on skyscrapers in Bangkok, and a high-rise construction site pancaked, leaving dozens of people trapped inside.

Workers run from a building as it collapses at a construction site in Bangkok, during an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Workers run from a building as it collapses at a construction site in Bangkok, during an earthquake in central Myanmar.
(Khon Su Cheevit Adeet Mai Suay Rok Na via AFP)
Volunteers look for survivors at a damaged building after an earthquake in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Volunteers look for survivors at a damaged building after an earthquake in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
(Aung Shine Oo/AP)
A worker in Bangkok reacts near a site of a collapsed building after the earthquake in neighboring Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
A worker in Bangkok reacts near a site of a collapsed building after the earthquake in neighboring Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
(Ann Wang/Reuters)
Collapsed buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar, after an earthquake, March 28, 2025.
Collapsed buildings in Mandalay, Myanmar, after an earthquake, March 28, 2025.
(AFP)
Damaged stupas are seen after earthquake, March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
Damaged stupas are seen after earthquake, March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
(Aung Shine Oo/AP)
Rescue workers in Bangkok walk past the debris of a construction site after a building collapsed on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake in Myanmar.
Rescue workers in Bangkok walk past the debris of a construction site after a building collapsed on March 28, 2025, following an earthquake in Myanmar.
(Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP)
A damaged building after earthquake, March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
A damaged building after earthquake, March 28, 2025, in Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
(Aung Shine Oo/AP)
A woman in Bangkok stands outside a building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
A woman in Bangkok stands outside a building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
(Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)
People in Bangkok gather on the street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
People in Bangkok gather on the street after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
(Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in Myanmar.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in Myanmar.
(Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP)
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing arrives to meet earthquake survivors gathered at a hospital in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing arrives to meet earthquake survivors gathered at a hospital in Naypyidaw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.
(Sai Aung Main/AFP)
A building collapses in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake.
A building collapses in Mandalay, Myanmar, on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake.
(AFP)
People stand at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
People stand at the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, March 28, 2025.
(Ann Wang/Reuters)
A rescuer worker at a collapsed building in Naypyidaw, March 28, 2025, following an earthquake in central Myanmar.
A rescuer worker at a collapsed building in Naypyidaw, March 28, 2025, following an earthquake in central Myanmar.
(Sai Aung Main/AFP)

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