On Thursday night, Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing stood astride a jeep, touring columns of saluting soldiers as fighter jets shot flares and helicopters buzzed overhead in an annual display of military might in the capital,

The Mandalay Palace and several Buddhist temples are among the thousands of buildings to have been damaged in Myanmar following the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck the north of the country on Friday.

Friday morning saw Myanmar hit by a 7.7 earthquake, with buildings and other structures turned to rubble after collapsing.

A 7.7-magnitude quake struck near Mandalay followed by several smaller temblors, killing at least 144 people and reducing buildings to rubble.

A powerful 7.7-magnitude Myanmar earthquake caused destruction and loss of life in Mandalay and surrounding regions.

Thousands have evacuated from cracked buildings in Bangkok three days after a powerful earthquake in central Myanmar.