Rescue efforts continue after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit central Myanmar, with tremors felt in Thailand, China and India. Images from the ground reveal collapsed buildings and human devastation in Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, and even as far as Thailand’s capital, Bangkok.

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.

Casualty figures have been slow to emerge in Myanmar and Thailand as rescuers scramble to find survivors under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the quake. The number of people missing following the collapse of a high-rise building in Bangkok has been revised to 117, Thai rescuers said on Friday.

A powerful earthquake killed more than 140 people in Myanmar on Friday, authorities said, toppling buildings and wrecking infrastructure across a wide area, including a skyscraper under construction in neighbouring Thailand.

The scale of destruction was unclear in Myanmar, where the military government keeps a tight hold on information. The U.S. Geological Survey estimated thousands could be dead.

The 7.7 magnitude quake, with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city, struck at midday and was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock.

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit the heart of war-ravaged Myanmar of Friday, killing scores of people and prompting the country’s military junta to make a rare plea for international assistance.

Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which coordinates the popular struggle against the ruling military, announced Saturday a unilateral partial ceasefire Saturday night to facilitate earthquake relief efforts.

The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar has jumped to nearly 700 according to the government, state-run media. MRTV reported that 694 people have now been found dead and another 1,