Rescue operations after earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand - in pictures


  • Aid donated by India to its earthquake-hit neighbour Myanmar upon its arrival at the Thilawa Port along the Yangon river. AFP
    Aid donated by India to its earthquake-hit neighbour Myanmar upon its arrival at the Thilawa Port along the Yangon river. AFP
  • Trucks carrying relief supplies for the earthquake victims drive on the road in Yangon-Mandalay highway road, Bago region, Myanmar. EPA
    Trucks carrying relief supplies for the earthquake victims drive on the road in Yangon-Mandalay highway road, Bago region, Myanmar. EPA
  • Rescue workers stand on the street next to a collapsed building in Mandalay. AFP
    Rescue workers stand on the street next to a collapsed building in Mandalay. AFP
  • Catholic nuns joins others as they hold candles while offering prayers for the country and also victims of the recent earthquake in Myanmar after a religious procession in observance of lent, in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
    Catholic nuns joins others as they hold candles while offering prayers for the country and also victims of the recent earthquake in Myanmar after a religious procession in observance of lent, in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
  • People queue for water from a donation water truck following a strong earthquake in Pyawbwe township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Reuters
    People queue for water from a donation water truck following a strong earthquake in Pyawbwe township, Mandalay, Myanmar. Reuters
  • Activists hold up pictures of Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against his visit to Thailand and attending the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Reuters
    Activists hold up pictures of Myanmar's junta leader Min Aung Hlaing during a protest against his visit to Thailand and attending the 6th BIMSTEC Summit in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday. Reuters
  • People queue for food and relief supplies in Amarapura, Myanmar. Reuters
    People queue for food and relief supplies in Amarapura, Myanmar. Reuters
  • Bhutanese medical volunteers look at the chest scan of a patient at a make-shift tent in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP
    Bhutanese medical volunteers look at the chest scan of a patient at a make-shift tent in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. AP
  • Work on a collapsed building in Bangkok after a strong earthquake with its epicentre in Myanmar hit the region on March 28. Reuters
    Work on a collapsed building in Bangkok after a strong earthquake with its epicentre in Myanmar hit the region on March 28. Reuters
  • The collapsed Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River in Sagaing, Myanmar. AFP
    The collapsed Ava Bridge over the Irrawaddy River in Sagaing, Myanmar. AFP
  • Rescue teams from Indonesia prepare to leave for Myanmar. AFP
    Rescue teams from Indonesia prepare to leave for Myanmar. AFP
  • A dog unit works at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed in Bangkok. AP
    A dog unit works at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed in Bangkok. AP
  • Chinese rescuers search for earthquake victims at the collapsed Sky Villa in Mandalay, Myanmar. EPA
    Chinese rescuers search for earthquake victims at the collapsed Sky Villa in Mandalay, Myanmar. EPA
  • A worker transports the body of a victim to be buried at the Aye Yate Nyein Cemetery in Mandalay. AFP
    A worker transports the body of a victim to be buried at the Aye Yate Nyein Cemetery in Mandalay. AFP
  • A combination picture of satellite images of the tower in Bangkok, Thailand taken on December 25, 2024 and after it collapsed during an earthquake on March 28. Reuters
    A combination picture of satellite images of the tower in Bangkok, Thailand taken on December 25, 2024 and after it collapsed during an earthquake on March 28. Reuters
  • People queue for relief supplies near the earthquake's epicentre, in Sagaing, Myanmar. Reuters
    People queue for relief supplies near the earthquake's epicentre, in Sagaing, Myanmar. Reuters
  • A collapsed bridge near the epicentre in Sagaing. Reuters
    A collapsed bridge near the epicentre in Sagaing. Reuters
  • Rescuers work to find residents trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium development in Mandalay, Myanmar. AFP
    Rescuers work to find residents trapped under the rubble of the collapsed Sky Villa Condominium development in Mandalay, Myanmar. AFP
  • Rescue workers assess a building that collapsed in Bangkok. EPA
    Rescue workers assess a building that collapsed in Bangkok. EPA
  • Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of the Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay. AFP
    Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of the Sky Villa Condominium building in Mandalay. AFP
  • A health worker helps a fainted rescuer at the Sky Villa. EPA
    A health worker helps a fainted rescuer at the Sky Villa. EPA
  • A Cambodian woman wipes her tear while waiting for news of her missing brother and sister-in-law at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok. AFP
    A Cambodian woman wipes her tear while waiting for news of her missing brother and sister-in-law at the site of an under-construction building collapse in Bangkok. AFP
  • Muslims offer morning prayers to start the Eid Al Fitr festival, marking the end of Ramadan, on a road near demolished mosques in Mandalay. AFP
    Muslims offer morning prayers to start the Eid Al Fitr festival, marking the end of Ramadan, on a road near demolished mosques in Mandalay. AFP