Nat Sumon

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Nat Sumon |Kyle Eppler |Matthew Mulligan |Mithil Aggarwal |Astha Rajvanshi |Elizabeth Chuck

BANGKOK — A 7.7-magnitude earthquake centered in Myanmar reverberated across Southeast Asia on Friday, with the scale of death and destruction slowly coming into view in the war-ravaged nation where the military government maintains a tight hold on information.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Nat Sumon |Mithil Aggarwal |Max Butterworth

BANGKOK — The death toll from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar climbed to more than 2,700 on Tuesday, as the scale of the destruction in the isolated, war-torn Southeast Asian nation became clearer. The military-led government declared a national week of mourning on Monday, three days after the midday earthquake shook Myanmar and neighboring Thailand.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Nat Sumon |Ed Flanagan |Janis Mackey Frayer |Mithil Aggarwal

By , , , and BANGKOK — Chinese rescuers have freed six people from the rubble of an earthquake in Myanmar, including a child and a pregnant woman, Chinese state media reported Monday, placing Beijing at the forefront of an international rescue effort from which the United States has been largely absent.

2 months ago | nbcnews.com | Freddie Clayton |Janis Mackey Frayer |Nat Sumon

By , and Rescuers were still pulling survivors from the rubble when one of several aftershocks struck on Sunday, sending people in Mandalay — Myanmar's second-largest city, and the epicenter of Friday's 7.7 magnitude earthquake — screaming into the streets.

Mar 28, 2025 | flipboard.com | Nat Sumon |Kyle Eppler |Matthew Mulligan |Mithil Aggarwal |Astha Rajvanshi

4 hours agoThailand: High-Rise Collapse in Bangkok Amid Powerful EarthquakeBangkok, Thailand - March 28, 2025 A high-rise building under construction in Bangkok collapsed during a massive earthquake that shook the city. The tremors, which reached nearly 8 on the Richter scale, were so intense that water from swimming pools spilled onto the streets. Local authorities have announced the evacuation of residents from high-rise buildings in the area, though the number of casualties is still unknown.