SHOCK videos show water gushing from a rooftop pool and a high-rise building collapse as a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand.
Up to 100,000 are feared dead with dozens still trapped under mountains of rubble after skyscrapers, religious buildings and family homes crumbled to the ground.
At least 144 people have been found dead and another 732 injured in Myanmar, the country’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 buildings as the first tremors hit.
Another video showed gallons of water from rooftop pools at luxury high-rise buildings sloshing onto the streets below as the quake rocked the city.
Airports in the busy tourist hotspot have suspended all operations as authorities assess the scale of the damage.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has declared Bangkok as an “emergency zone” – and advised all people to evacuate any high-rise buildings immediately.
The Department of Disaster Prevention said the quake has impacted almost every region of the country.
In Myanmar, a state of emergency has been declared in six regions.
Aftershocks have been felt in India and China – and the US Geological Survey has issued a red alert for deaths and damage.
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.
“There was people crying in the streets… the panic was horrendous really.”
The German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said the initial quake had a depth of 10km with the epicentre near the city of Mandalay, Myanmar.
A second 6.4 magnitude aftershock was also felt just 12 minutes later near the city, the US Geological Survey reported.
Shocking images show extensive damage – with mountains of debris seen across Myanmar.
Giant cracks formed on the roads in the city of Naypyidaw and in the Sagaing region, a 90-year-old bridge collapsed.
Much of Myanmar has been left covered in a thick layer of dust from collapsed buildings.
Police and emergency officials are working tirelessly to find survivors and rescue anyone who may be trapped in their homes.
It comes just two months after over 125 people died after a devastating earthquake hit one of Tibet’s holiest cities.
The 7.1 magnitude quake destroyed many buildings in Shigatse, injuring 130 and wreaking havoc in parts of Nepal and India.
At least 188 people were injured in Tibet on the Chinese side of the border, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
The earthquake also rocked Mount Everest – the world’s tallest peak at 29,000ft – but everyone on the mountain is understood to be safe.
