Hundreds Feared Dead After Powerful Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Rocks Thailand – High Rise Under Construction in Bangkok Collapses (VIDEO)

Hundreds are feared dead after a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand on Friday.

A high rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed.

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So far at least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, several hundred are injured.

At least 10 people died in Thailand, more than a dozen are injured and more than 100 construction workers are still missing after the high rise collapsed.

The AP reported:

A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroying buildings, bridges and a monastery. At least 144 people were killed in Myanmar, where photos and video from two hard-hit cities showed extensive damage. At least 10 died in the Thai capital, where a high-rise under construction collapsed.

The full extent of death, injury and destruction was not immediately clear — particularly in Myanmar, one of the world’s poorest countries. It is embroiled in a civil war, and information is tightly controlled.

“The death toll and injuries are expected to rise,” the head of Myanmar’s military government, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing said as he announced on television that at least 144 people were killed and 730 others were injured in his country.

In Thailand, Bangkok city authorities said 10 people were killed, 16 injured and 101 missing from three construction sites, including the high-rise.