New Delhi, March 28 -- March 28 was just another ordinary day in Myanmar and Thailand-streets bustling with life, markets teeming with shoppers, and businesses running as usual. But in an instant, everything changed when a powerful and first in a century 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, followed by a strong 6.4 magnitude aftershock, sending catastrophic tremors through Myanmar, Thailand, India, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

Panic gripped cities and villages as buildings swayed, sending people into a frenzy as they ran for safety while the ground beneath shook. As the tremors passed, structures had crumbled to the ground, trapping dozens in the rubble, leaving as many as 144 dead in Myanmar and Thailand. Many sustained grave injuries.

While t...