Three confirmed dead in Bangkok high-rise collapse, 90 people still missing ; powerful earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar


BANGKOK (AP): A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighboring Myanmar midday on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed, and prompting Myanmar to declare a widespread state of emergency.

The midday temblor with an epicenter near Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city, was followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock.

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