In pictures: Rescuers use machinery as search for survivors continues
Rescue workers are continuing their search for survivors after yesterday's earthquake.
The pictures below show machinery being used to pull rubble away at the site of collapsed buildings.
More than 1,000 killed and 2,300 injured
More detail to bring you now on the number of people killed after yesterday's powerful earthquake in Myanmar.
The country's military government says 1,002 people have now been killed with 2,376 others injured.
Neighbouring Thailand was also affected by the quake, leaving eight people dead, eight injured and 79 missing.
China's President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolence to Myanmar's leader Min Aung Hlaing after the earthquake, and, according to the Chinese embassy in Myanmar, they have spoken on the phone.
Welcome back
Good morning and welcome back to our live coverage.
It's just gone 7am in the UK, 1.30pm in Myanmar - here's a brief summary of the past 24 hours before we resume our updates:
* The number of people killed in Myanmar following a powerful earthquake has risen to 1,002, with 2,376 others injured, according to the country's military government;
* The earthquake happened at around 6.20am UK time yesterday, and struck around 20km northeast of the city Mandalay at a depth of 10km;
* Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced a state of emergency has been declared in the country;
* The full extent of death, injury and destruction remains unclear as rescue teams continue to search for survivors.
We're pausing our live coverage
It's just turned midnight in Myanmar, around 11 hours after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck the central of the country, with tremors felt as far away as Bangkok and aftershocks in China.
The total number killed that we know so far in both Myanmar and Thailand is 153, though the death toll is expected to rise.
Here's a brief summary of the key lines today:
* The earthquake happened at around 6.20am UK time, and struck around 20km northeast of Mandalay at a depth of 10km;
* The quake struck without warning in Bangkok, and caused an under-construction building to collapse, killing at least eight;
* A state of emergency has been declared in Thailand, prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced;
* Myanmar's ruling military junta said in a late-night update that at least 144 people had died in the country;
* The full extent of death, injury and destruction wrought by the earthquake remains unclear, and the number of dead does not appear to include anyone from the Mandalay region - one of the worst affected by the disaster.
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Read our latest story on the earthquake below:
UN mobilising to help people hit by earthquake
The United Nations is mobilising in Southeast Asia to help those in need following the earthquake, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.
"The government of Myanmar has asked for international support and our team in Myanmar is already in contact in order to fully mobilise our resources in the region to support the people of Myanmar," Guterres said.
"But of course there are other countries impacted. The epicentre is in Myanmar, and Myanmar is the weakest country in this present situation."
Capital's 1,000-bed hospital damaged in quake
A 1,000-bed hospital in Myanmar's capital Nyapyitaw was among the buildings that sustained damage from the earthquake today, state media reports.
As we've been reporting today, the powerful earthquake in the southeast Asian nation killed at least 144 people and toppled buildings and damaging infrastructure over a wide area.
The quake also hit Thailand.
In Myanmar the earthquake caused the collapse of buildings in five cities and towns, as well as a railway bridge and a road bridge on the Yangon-Mandalay Expressway, Myanmar state media also said.
Videos show rubble and buildings shake in China city near Myanmar
We're getting the first images of damage from the earthquake in China now.
Videos from the city of Ruili - on the border with Myanmar - show rubble in the streets and buildings shaking.
We reported earlier (see 2.12pm post) that China had also been affected by the 7.7 magnitude quake this morning.
Eyewitness: There is now a feeling of vulnerability in Bangkok, a city caught off guard
**By [Cordelia Lynch](https://news.sky.com/author/cordelia-lynch-898), Asia correspondent**
Bangkok felt like it erupted into chaos when the tremors hit.
No one knew what was happening and there was no warning.
In a city where lives are lived in the sky, suddenly, there were incongruous sights.
Pools overflowing, high-rise walkways connecting expensive apartments broken apart and huddles of confused and scared people outside offices.
The busy Skytrain that millions rely on was shut down, bringing the city to a grinding halt and leaving people struggling to move around.
My producer Rachael and I had to share a motorbike to try and get to the scene of the worst building collapse - a slow route through gridlocked traffic.
On arrival, the devastation was clear. A mass of rubble, a sea of rescue workers and panicked onlookers.
We were told 90 construction workers were still trapped inside.
One of the men trying to rescue them told me he'd heard some voices and was hopeful they'd be able to pull people out alive.
But he acknowledged it was "very difficult" work and as he spoke, we were engulfed with dust, the light already fading as specialist bulldozers were brought in.
Many of those inside, we were told, were Cambodians - about to finish building the structure.
As the rescue effort continued, the Thai prime minister suddenly arrived.
I asked her why there were no warnings - in a nation that 20 years ago suffered a devastating earthquake.
She didn't respond.
But many will no doubt continue to press her government on why there was no emergency alert system, no texts, nothing.
Not for hours after, at least.
On the ground, Bangkok felt like a city caught off guard. There are now fears of aftershocks - the government is moving quickly to try and reassure its people there will be warnings next time.
But in a place where the skyline is dominated by high-rise apartments, buildings and offices, there is a feeling of vulnerability now.
Questions remain about the integrity of their structures and what can be done to protect a population of more than 17 million people.
Doctors Without Borders staff safe after earthquakes
Staff working for Doctors Without Borders (MSF) teams in Myanmar and Thailand are safe and accounted for, the charity has said.
A statement said their medical humanitarian staff teams in the area "have the capacity to respond at scale to the needs of affected communities, once authorities facilitate swift and unhindered access for teams to do assessments and provide medical care".
Myanmar junta calls for blood donations over 'so many' injuries
In an urgent appeal, Myanmar's ruling junta is calling for blood donations and medical supplies.
Zaw Min Tun, spokesperson of the military government, called for donations in a late-night news bulletin on state television after "so many" injuries in three urban centres.