Magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Bangkok - in pictures

  • Rescuers at a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7. 7 magnitude earthquake hit Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo
    Rescuers at a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7. 7 magnitude earthquake hit Bangkok, Thailand. AP Photo
  • Emergency vehicles in the area of the collapsed building in Bangkok. Bloomberg
    Emergency vehicles in the area of the collapsed building in Bangkok. Bloomberg
  • At least one tower collapsed in the Thai capital and several casualties were reported. It came as Myanmar was struck by its biggest earthquake in a century, shaking buildings and spark evacuations in neighbouring Vietnam and Thailand. AP
    At least one tower collapsed in the Thai capital and several casualties were reported. It came as Myanmar was struck by its biggest earthquake in a century, shaking buildings and spark evacuations in neighbouring Vietnam and Thailand. AP
  • Emergency services in Bangkok. AFP
    Emergency services in Bangkok. AFP
  • People wait in a safe area in the Thai capital. REUTERS
    People wait in a safe area in the Thai capital. REUTERS
  • Medics attend to wounded people at a hospital in Bangkok. AFP
    Medics attend to wounded people at a hospital in Bangkok. AFP
  • People wait to be told it is safe to go back inside the Sathorn Gardens apartment building, in Bangkok. AP
    People wait to be told it is safe to go back inside the Sathorn Gardens apartment building, in Bangkok. AP
  • Rescuers place a wounded person onto an ambulance in Bangkok. AP
    Rescuers place a wounded person onto an ambulance in Bangkok. AP
  • People near a collapsed building by Chatuchak Market, in Bangkok. Getty Images
    People near a collapsed building by Chatuchak Market, in Bangkok. Getty Images
  • Earthquake survivors wait to receive medical attention in the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw,Myanmar. AFP
    Earthquake survivors wait to receive medical attention in the compound of a hospital in Naypyidaw,Myanmar. AFP
  • Patients, their families members and medics are evacuated at a hospital in Bangkok. EPA
    Patients, their families members and medics are evacuated at a hospital in Bangkok. EPA
  • People weep next to a collapsed building in Bangkok. Getty Images
    People weep next to a collapsed building in Bangkok. Getty Images
  • Workers carry an injured person near a collapsed building in Bangkok. Reuters
    Workers carry an injured person near a collapsed building in Bangkok. Reuters