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  • A 7.7-magnitude quake struck central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, local time.
  • Myanmar's military chief says at least 144 people have died and more than 730 others injured in the country.
  • He's called for the international community to provide aid and relief.
  • The shocks were felt as far away as Thailand, where a 30-storey building under construction collapsed.
  • Rescue efforts have continued through the night at the site in Bangkok, where at least three people have died and another 81 people were trapped.
  • One official put the number killed at the site at eight.

Three men stand in the rubble of a building looking underneath rocks and concrete for survivors following an earthquake
A group of people look under a damaged house for someone believed to be trapped there
(AP: Aung Shine Oo)

A pink and white temple building is reduced to ruins after an earthquake, with debris strewn all over the groundPeople look on at the remains of a pink and white temple building that has been reduced to ruble by an earthquake

A group of emergency workers in high-viz protective gear huddle at the side of the remains of a concrete buildingTwo workers with flashlights climb over the remains of a ruined concrete buildingA large mound of concrete and rubble sits illuminated against a black night sky with an orange tent in front of it

The Pope is still being treated for a lingering fungal infection in his respiratory system after being discharged from hospital. (AP Photo: Domenico Stinellis)

A pink building sits propped well to its right on a street after an earthquake as cars on a highway drive past itA pink and orange building sits destroyed in the street as motorcycles and cars drive pastPeople huddle in the street with smoke rising behind them and a building collapsed in the street nearby

A male Buddist monk walks among the rubble of a brick building
A Buddhist monk walks near a damaged building at a monastery compound in Naypyitaw. (AP Photo: Aung Shine Oo)
Five large yellow brick structures have crumbled and lay on the ground after an earthquake
Damaged pagodas in Naypyitaw. (AP Photo: Aung Shine Oo)

Rubble sits on the ground in a concrete plaza next to multi-storey buildings
The quake damaged buildings in Ruili in China. (AFP: Xinhua via AFP)
A group of emergency workers in bright orange, black and yellow clothes stand in a huddle in the street
Authorities are deploying drones and ground teams to assess the damage in Ruili following the earthquake. (AFP: Sun Min/Xinhua via AFP)