A DEVASTATING 7.7 magnitude earthquake has struck Myanmar with severe damage expected to homes.
Terrifying footage appears to show the moment the strong tremors left a towering skyscraper crashing to the ground – leaving workers and locals running for their lives.
XA towering skyscraper was reportedly left crumbling to the ground due to the earthquake[/caption]
XHuge plumes of smoke and debris filled the air as the skyscraper crashed to the ground[/caption]
AFPPeople in Bangkok were left fleeing out onto the street[/caption]
AFPPeople stand outside an office building in Bangkok after being forced to evacuate[/caption]
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the quake had a depth of 10km with the epicentre near the city of Mandalay.
A second 6.4 magnitude aftershock was also felt just 12 minutes later near the city, the US Geological Survey reported.
The aftershocks was also felt in Thailand, India and China.
Locals in Bangkok were left running out of buildings and onto the streets in panic as the tremors first hit.
There is still word from officials on if they expect any casualties.
It comes just two months after over 125 people died after a devastating earthquake ripped through one of Tibet’s holiest cities.
The 7.1 magnitude quake destroyed “many buildings” in Shigatse injuring 130 and wreaking havoc in parts of Nepal and India.
The quake has also left dozens missing with rescue teams desperately looking for survivors, the China Earthquake Networks Centre (CENC) has warned.
At least 188 people were injured in Tibet on the Chinese side of the border, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Videos posted by China’s Ministry of Emergency Management showed two people being carried on stretchers by workers treading over the debris from collapsed homes.
They were seen climbing mounds of broken bricks, with some using ladders in heavily damaged villages.
The earthquake also rocked Mount Everest – the world’s tallest peak at 29,000ft – but everyone on the mountain is understood to be safe.
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