Myanmar-Thailand earthquake updates: 1,700 killed, aftershocks cause panic

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• The search for survivors continues in Myanmar, where some 1,700 people have been confirmed dead after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck on Friday.
• At least 17 more deaths have been reported in neighbouring Thailand’s capital Bangkok, some 1,000km (620 miles) from the epicentre of the quake.
• The quake destroyed buildings, bridges and roads across swaths of Myanmar. Many believe the true scale of the disaster has yet to emerge due to patchy communications in remote areas.
• Myanmar is already in chaos due to a civil war that has escalated since a 2021 military coup, which toppled the elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and sparked a nationwide armed uprising.
• Opposition forces have declared a unilateral two-week ceasefire in fighting with the ruling military government, saying “defence operations” are excluded from this.