Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Myanmar

Myanmar's military rulers have urged people to give blood and donate medical supplies to help those injured by a massive earthquake. The tremors reached as far as the Thai capital, Bangkok, over a thousand kilometres away - where a high rise building under construction has collapsed. We hear from people affected.

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Presenter: Joe Inwood.

(Photo: Motorists ride past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar, in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 28, 2025. Credit: Reuters)