India, March 28 -- A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighbouring Thailand on Friday, killing at least three people in Bangkok and burying close to 100 when a high-rise building under construction collapsed in the Thai capital.

The devastating quake prompted Myanmar to declare a 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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Myanmar's military-run government declared a state of emergency in six regions and states including the capital Nay Pyi Taw and Mandalay, the Associated Press reported. With the country in the midst of a prolonged bloody civil war it was not clear how help woul...