Buildings are rising all over the city, emblems of economic growth. But an earthquake that sent one crashing to the ground has stirred fears about building safety.

A desperate search for survivors continued Sunday -- from a collapsed high-rise building that was under construction in Bangkok, Thailand, to the rubble of ancient buildings in neighboring Myanmar -- as a series of powerful aftershocks from Friday's 7.7-magnitude earthquake made it precarious for rescuers digging through debris, officials said.

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than two days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending tremors through nearby Chinese provinces.

Search and rescue operations continue outside JJ Mall Chatuchak in Thailand's Bangkok on Sunday following the collapse of a 30-storey under-construction building triggered by a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday.

BANGKOK: The death toll in Bangkok from a massive earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand rose to 17 on Sunday (March 30), city authorities said.

A building in Bangkok that had been under construction collapsed, killing at least eight people, while dozens of workers remained stuck in the rubble.

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The quake killed at least three people in Bangkok and buried dozens when a high-rise building under construction collapsed.

Sophie Monk has documented the terrifying moment she was forced to flee her Bangkok hotel due to an earthquake. The 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck around midday with an epicentre in Myanmar, though the effects were felt into the neighbouring country of Thailand with Bangkok authorities confirming 10 deaths in the city.