A powerful earthquake has struck Myanmar and Thailand with hundreds of people feared dead.
Here is what we know so far.
Myanmar
The epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude tremor was in central Myanmar, about 48km east of the city of Monywa.
State media has reported the deaths of more than 140 people, but the extent of the casualties and destruction is not yet clear as gathering information is difficult since a military junta seized power in a coup in 2021.
The country is embroiled in a brutal civil war that has caused a widespread humanitarian crisis.
Videos show multiple collapsed houses and buckled and cracked roads.
A state of emergency has been declared in six regions and states, accrding to state-run MRTV television, including the capital Naypyitaw and Mandalay.
The government said blood is in high demand in the hardest-hit areas.
The head of the junta Min Aung Hlaing has appealed for assistance, saying: "I would like to invite any country, any organisation, or anyone in Myanmar to come and help".
In Naypyitaw, the earthquake damaged homes and religious shrines.
In Mandalay, the country's second-largest city and close to the epicentre, the tremor damaged part of the former royal palace, according to videos and photos on Facebook.
In the Sagaing region, southwest of Mandalay, a 90-year-old bridge collapsed while sections of the road connecting Mandalay and Myanmar’s largest city, Yangon, were damaged.
The Red Cross said that downed power lines are adding to challenges for their teams trying to reach the Mandalay and Sagaing regions and southern Shan state.
Thailand
Thailand's government said that nine people are confirmed dead in Bangkok - eight of them after a high-rise building under construction collapsed in the capital.
More than 110 people are missing at the site, near the city's popular Chatuchak Market, according to authorities.
Emergency services said that seven people have been rescued.
The collapse of the multi-story structure sent a crane toppling to the ground and a huge plume of dust into the air.
Rescuers said the rubble is too unstable for them to try to find people possibly trapped beneath.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra - who visited the scene - called an emergency meeting to assess the impact of the quake his country.
China
The earthquake was felt in China - in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces - and caused damage to houses as well as injuries in the city of Ruili, on the border with Myanmar, according to Chinese media reports.
Videos that one outlet said it had received from a person in Ruili showed building debris littering a street and a person being wheeled in a stretcher toward an ambulance.
The tremor in Mangshi, a city about 100km northeast of Ruili, was so strong that people could not stand, one resident told The Paper, an online media outlet.
Reporting PA, Reuters & AFP
