A rescue team in Mandalay, the city closes to the earthquake's epicentre, tells the BBC they "are digging people out with our bare hands".

The death toll due to the deadly earthquake that rocked Myanmar on Friday has crossed 1000, media reports said on Saturday. The official number of fatalities from the earthquake in Myanmar has now risen to 1002,

The authorities said that thousands of buildings had been damaged, including about 150 mosques and pagodas.

A powerful earthquake killed dozens of people in Myanmar on Friday, according to state media, toppling buildings and damaging infrastructure over a wide area.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 150 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

Powerful earthquakes hit Myanmar and Thailand, killing dozens and trapping workers under the rubble of a toppled Bangkok skyscraper that was under construction.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, shaking buildings as far as Bangkok, in neighboring Thailand. The quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city,

The strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with the United States Geological Survey identifying the epicentre as being 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing. Read more on this story: Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar quake and 'enormous damage' across region,

At least 144 people have died in Myanmar after the 7.7 magnitude earthquake, felt by neighbouring countries, including Thailand where buildings collapsed.