In photos: Powerful earthquake in southeast Asia kills several
People stand by the debris of a collapsed building in Mandalay after a powerful earthquake. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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Rescue teams operate at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok following an earthquake. CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP/Getty Images
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Patients are evacuated outdoors at a hospital after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. Tadchakorn Kitchaiphon/The Associated Press
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A worker reacts near a site of a collapsed building after the tremors of a strong earthquake that struck Bangkok, Thailand. Ann Wang/Reuters
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Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo/The Associated Press
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Vehicles make their way near a road damaged by an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo/The Associated Press
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Thai rescue workers arrive on scene at a construction building collapse following an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand.7 of 24
Image from UGC video footage taken shows workers running away from a building as it collapses at a construction site in Bangkok. Supplied/AFP/Getty Images
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A person uses his phone on a street after a strong earthquake struck in Bangkok, Thailand. Ann Wang/Reuters
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Patients lie on beds in the compound of Phramongkutklao Hospital in Bangkok. CHANAKARN LAOSARAKHAM/AFP/Getty Images
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Vehicles pass near the site of a building that collapsed after a strong earthquake struck in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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People ride motorcycles past a damaged building after a strong earthquake struck in Mandalay, Myanmar. Stringer/Reuters
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People wait to be told it is safe to go back inside the Sathorn Gardens condo building after an earthquake in Bangkok. Brian P. D. Hannon/The Associated Press
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A bridge that connects two high-rises is seen damaged after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. Sakchai Lalit/The Associated Press
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A damaged monastery is seen after an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo/The Associated Press
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Rescuers work at the site of a building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok. Sakchai Lalit/The Associated Press
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Damaged pagodas are seen after an earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. Aung Shine Oo/The Associated Press
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Rescue personnel walk near a building in Bangkok that collapsed after a strong earthquake struck. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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People stand on the road as cars drive through the traffic in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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Thai King's volunteers work near the site of a collapsed building in Bangkok, Thailand. Ann Wang/Reuters
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People stand near the site of a collapsed building after a strong earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand. Ann Wang/Reuters
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A worker carries a casualty on his back in Bangkok, Thailand. Ann Wang/Reuters
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Rescue personnel stand near a building that collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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People gather on a street in Bangkok after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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