A catastrophic 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, triggering a massive 500-km surface rupture and leaving over 3,000 dead., Asia News - Times Now

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

Buildings are flattened in Mandalay, Burma's second-largest city, following last Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake. (Credit: Reuters/Myanmar Fire Services Department via Facebook)

The surprise announcement by the unelected government said the halt in fighting would run until April 22 to show compassion for people affected by last week's quake.

Myanmar junta leader attends regional summit as earthquake death toll surpasses 3,000, sparking humanitarian crisis.

Myanmar Garment Manufacturers Association (MGMA) tells Just Style approximately 100,000 garment workers have been impacted by the earthquake.

Just after sunrise on Saturday, a satellite set its long-range camera on the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, not far from the epicenter of Friday’s 7.7 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Southeast Asian country’s second-largest city.

The UK's Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) is launching an appeal to help the thousands of people injured and displaced as a result of last week's powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar and the wider region.