Thousands flee cracked Bangkok buildings as Myanmar earthquake deaths exceed 1,700

(BBC) Myanmar’s military leadership has declared a week of national mourning, as it says more than 1,700 people have died in the country following Friday’s powerful earthquake

The UN has made an urgent appeal for $8m (£6.2m), as aid groups warn of a worsening humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country, with hospitals damaged and overwhelmed – the BBC has been told the smell of dead bodies is permeating the streets

Myanmar’s military leaders are still carrying out air strikes against an armed resistance they have been fighting for four years, reports BBC’s Rebecca Henschke

In neighbouring Thailand, 19 people are known to have died, and today thousands have been evacuated from cracked buildings in Bangkok

Rescue efforts continue for 75 construction workers trapped under the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building in the capital – the city’s governor says there’s still hope of finding survivors