Death toll in Myanmar as a result of earthquake rises to 144

144 people became victims of the earthquake in Myanmar. This was reported on March 28 by the Japanese news website 47 News, citing the chairman of the country's state administrative council, Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing.

"144 people were killed and more than 700 injured across the country. The death toll is expected to rise further in central Mandalay and other areas close to the epicenter," he said.

It is specified that strong tremors also occurred in Bangkok, the capital of neighboring Thailand, as a result of which a building under construction collapsed. According to the Interior Ministry of the kingdom, the death toll from the collapse was eight people, 110 people are missing.

"Eight bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building," Interior Minister Anuthin Chanvirakun was quoted as saying by Khaosod newspaper.

Powerful earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand: there are dead due to the collapse of buildings

The consequences of the rampant disaster were felt by several countries in the region

Earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 6.4 were recorded in Myanmar, neighboring Thailand, earlier in the day, and subsequently fluctuations reached Bangkok and its environs. Thai Prime Minister Phethong Thang Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency in the country's capital. The metro is not working in the city, there are interruptions in communication.

The Russian Embassy in Thailand reported that it had not received information about Russian citizens injured in the earthquake. It was noted that the Russian representative office maintains contact with local authorities.