Earthquake rocks Thailand and Myanmar, triggering the collapse of a Bangkok high-rise

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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 Bangkok, Thailand on Friday.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was a shallow 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), with an epicenter in Myanmar, according to preliminary reports.

(Image credit: Sakchai Lalit)

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