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In pictures: Huge earthquake hits Myanmar

News imageReuters An orange tuk tuk drives past a pink building that has been damaged to the extent that it is standing sideways, in Mandalay on Friday.Reuters
Buildings and infrastructure have been damaged in the central city of Mandalay, Myanmar

A strong magnitude 7.7 earthquake has hit central Myanmar.

The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing, central Myanmar at a depth of 10km.

Strong tremors extended into Thailand and Yunnan in south-west China.

News imageEPA Rescuers in flourescent gear and helmets search rubble at a collapsed building in Nay Pyi Taw on FridayEPA

The earthquake has caused damage to buildings and infrastructure across Myanmar. Rescue teams have been working hard to search for survivors in Nay Pyi Taw (above).

While the injured are being taken to medical centres for treatment (below).

News imageAFP A man with a white helmet carries an injured woman through a crow at a hospital in Naypyidaw, Myanmar on FridayAFP

The entrance to the emergency department of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw was damaged as casualties received medical attention in the compound.

Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing surveyed the damage and visited survivors as they gathered in the grounds.

News imageAFP Damage is seen to part of the emergency department of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP
News imageAFP Blood is seen on the face of an earthquake survivors as she rests in a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. AFP
News imageAFP Myanmar's military chief Min Aung Hlaing (C) gestures as earthquake survivors gather in the compound of a hospital in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar.AFP

Buildings have also been damaged in the large city of Mandalay in central Myanmar.

News imageShutterstock A wide view shows a collapsed building against a blue sky with a man on the street outside and telegraph poles bent with cables running over the street, in Mandalay on Friday.Shutterstock

Roads were buckled by the force of the tremors and buildings across the capital were damaged.

News imageEPA People look at a damaged road on the Naypyidaw-Yangon highway after an earthquake, in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, 28 March 2025. EPA
News imageAFP Cars pass a damaged road in Nay Pyi Taw on March 28, 2025AFP

Pagodas in Nay Pyi Taw were damaged as well as large parts of a Buddhist monastery compound.

News imageAP Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.AP
News imageAP A Buddhist monk walks near a damaged building at a monastery compound after an earthquake, Friday, March 28, 2025 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. AP

Tremors from the earthquake in central Myanmar travelled as far as Bangkok in neighbouring Thailand.

In the Thai capital, rescuers are searching the rubble after a large building collapsed.

News imageReuters Rescuers walk outside a collapsed building after the tremors of a strong earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday affected Bangkok, Thailand, March 28, 2025, with a view of the Bangkok skyline in the background.Reuters
News imageGetty Images An injured construction worker is transported out of a collapsed building on a stretcher by Thai rescue workers following an earthquake on March 28, 2025 in Bangkok, ThailandGetty Images
News imageGetty Images Patients, their families members and medics are evacuated after an earthquake, at a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand, 28 March 2025. Getty Images