SHOCK videosšŸ˜­ show water gushing from a rooftop pool and a high-rise building collapse as a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand.

Collapsed building after a strong earthquake.

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A building in Bangkok reduced to a pile of rubble after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck nearby Myanmar

Building demolition.

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A towering skyscraper in Thailand’s capital crumbled to the ground due to the earthquakeCredit: X

Demolition of a structure with a large cloud of dust.

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Huge plumes of smoke and debris filled the air as the skyscraper crashed to the groundCredit: X

Water cascading down the side of a tall building.

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Rooftop pools turned into waterfalls at luxury high-rise apartment buildings in Bangkok as water sloshed onto the street

At least 144 people have been found dead and another 732 injured in Myanmar, the countryā€™s state television network has now announced.

Terrifying footage showed the moment a 30-storey skyscraper in Bangkok came crashing down – with screaming workers seen running for their lives in a cloud of debris and dust.

The building was under construction at the time.

Panicked locals across the Thai capital – 800 miles away from the epicentre of the earthquake in Myanmar – fled buildingsĀ as the first tremors hit.

A worker carries an injured person on his back after an earthquake.

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A worker carries a casualty on his back in Bangkok, ThailandCredit: Reuters

Collapsed building after a strong earthquake.

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Locals were left in distress after the tremors first hitCredit: Reuters

Rescue workers and emergency vehicles at a building collapse in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Thai rescue workers have been deployed in Bangkok after the PM announced a state of emergencyCredit: Getty

A Buddhist monk walks among the rubble of a damaged building.

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A Buddhist monk walks through a damaged building at a monastery compound in Naypyitaw, MyanmarCredit: AP

Rescuers at the site of a collapsed high-rise building.

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Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in BangkokCredit: AP

It warned that “high casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread” – and thousands of deaths are likely.

They categorised the strength of the shaking as “violent” and said there could be up to 100,000 fatalities.

Brit tourist Paul Vincent was at a streetside bar in Bangkok when the quake struck.

He said: “Everybody came on the street… there was a lot of screaming and panicking, which obviously made it a lot worse.

 

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