Hundreds feared dead after powerful earthquake hits Myanmar

Hundreds of people are feared dead and injured after a powerful earthquake hit  Myanmar sending tremors across neighbouring Thailand and China.

The 7.7-magnitude quake struck in the early afternoon on Friday with the epicentre about 18 kilometres from Myanmar’s second largest city, Mandalay.

A 6.4 magnitude aftershock was felt around 12 minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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