YANGON/MANDALAY/BANGKOK/KUNMING/JAKARTA/UNITED NATIONS – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Myanmar reached 1,002, with 2,376 injured and still 30 missing as of Saturday, according to the Information Team of Myanmar's State Administration Council.

In the Thai capital, Bangkok, which was also rocked by the 7.9 magnitude earthquake on Friday afternoon, nine people were dead, as many were injured, and 101 others remained missing, Thai authorities said on Saturday.

In Myanmar, rescue efforts have intensified despite severe disruptions to transportation and communication networks.

The quake, which originated near Sagaing, triggered 12 aftershocks ranging from 2.8 to 7.5 in magnitude, further worsening conditions in the affected areas.

Myanmar leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has called for humanitarian assistance from both local and international communities.

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The earthquake caused a power supply system failure. Mobile networks were also not working smoothly, and there was no mobile signal in some areas of Yangon, according to official reports.

The number of deaths and missing persons may increase in the following days. Search and rescue efforts are still in progress, local rescue organizations in Nay Pyi Taw said.

Many apartments, hospitals, schools and government office buildings have been damaged to varying degrees. Some school buildings collapsed and an unspecified number of students were buried, they added.

The devastation has been widespread, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, northeastern Shan State, Sagaing, and Nay Pyi Taw among the hardest-hit regions.

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It is expected that the number of deaths and missing persons will be high in the central Mandalay region as a lot of buildings there have been damaged, officials from the Mandalay provincial government told Xinhua, adding that authorities are compiling statistics.

The Myanmar government has declared a national emergency as emergency responders work tirelessly to assist those in need.

A critical transport link, the Yangon-Mandalay highway, suffered severe damage near Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay, making relief operations challenging.

People have resorted to using the older Yangon-Mandalay road to arrive at the quake-hit areas and facilitate rescue efforts. Additionally, the collapse of buildings in Mandalay Airport and sections of the highway has further disrupted travel between Yangon and Mandalay, Myanmar's two largest cities.

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Rescue teams, including fire service personnel from lower Myanmar, have arrived at the severely affected areas like Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay. However, damaged infrastructure, power outages, and disruptions to phone and internet services have complicated relief efforts.

International assistance has begun arriving.

A Chinese rescue team landed in Yangon on Saturday morning to support Myanmar's emergency response and provide aid to affected communities.

As authorities and rescue teams work around the clock to assist those impacted by the disaster, Myanmar faces the daunting task of recovering from one of its most powerful earthquakes in recent history. With critical infrastructure damaged and essential services disrupted, coordinated relief efforts are urgently needed to help survivors rebuild their lives.

On Saturday morning, Min Aung Hlaing arrived in Mandalay to facilitate the rescue operations.

Damages in Bangkok

According to the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM), emergency disaster areas have been declared in Bangkok and two other provinces, with authorities conducting structural safety assessments and damage surveys across the affected regions.

Phasakorn Boonyalak, director general of the DDPM, said 14 provinces have reported damage following the earthquake.

Tremors were felt in 57 provinces, particularly in Bangkok, prompting mass evacuations from office buildings, residential complexes, and convention centers as people gathered on the streets and in parks as temporary shelters.

The earthquake disrupted multiple subway and skytrain services in Bangkok, bringing traffic to a standstill. Most train services resumed normal operations by Saturday morning.

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Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said during a meeting for earthquake disaster updates and relief measures on Saturday that the earthquake situation has stabilized, with aftershock intensity gradually weakening.

ASEAN pledges humanitarian support

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations said on Saturday it stands ready to support relief and recovery efforts following the Myanmar earthquake.

"ASEAN reaffirms its solidarity with the families and communities affected by the earthquake and its impact," the association said in a statement, extending its deepest sympathies and condolences to the people of Myanmar and Thailand.

Recognizing the urgent need for humanitarian assistance, ASEAN said its relief and recovery efforts include deploying the ASEAN-Emergency Response and Assessment Team, utilizing the Disaster Emergency Logistics System for ASEAN, and providing Urban Search and Rescue support, based on the priorities identified by Myanmar and Thailand.

UN mobilizing support

The United Nations on Friday allocated an emergency $5 million from the UN Central Emergency Response Fund to Myanmar for earthquake aid while determining additional needs and coordinating the response, Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, told reporters.

"The UN is gathering information on the number of people impacted, damage to infrastructure and immediate humanitarian needs to guide the response," he said, adding that the UN is mobilizing teams and support.

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In a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the United Nations system "is mobilizing to help those in need," and sent his condolences to the governments and people affected by the quake.

"Our teams in Myanmar are already in contact with local authorities in order to fully mobilize our resources in the region to support the people of Myanmar and other countries impacted," he added.

The quake will compound an already dire humanitarian situation in Myanmar, where nearly 20 million people need assistance, including more than 3.5 million people displaced from their homes, said Dujarric.

"Beyond Myanmar, the impact appears to be greatest in Thailand," he said. "Reports indicate that a high-rise building in Bangkok collapsed, resulting in casualties. A state of emergency has been declared in Bangkok and the government is scaling up its response."

"The tremors also reportedly caused panic in several cities in Bangladesh, including Dhaka and Chattogram," Dujarric said. "While there were no immediate reports of casualties in Bangladesh, authorities remained alert for potential aftershocks."