The country's military chief says 1,700 people have died as a result of the quake, as Bangkok rescuers continue to search rubble for survivors.

The 7.7 magnitude quake hit midday Friday with an epicenter near Mandalay, bringing down scores of buildings and damaging other infrastructure like the city’s airport.

The Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar has been plagued by wars and natural disasters since it became independent from Britain in 1948, when it was still called Burma.

Emergency aid has streamed into Southeast Asia in the two days since a massive earthquake struck Myanmar and Thailand.

Rescuers are desperately searching for survivors more than two days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, toppling buildings as far away as the Thai capital Bangkok and sending tremors through nearby Chinese provinces.

The country's military chief says 1,700 people have died as a result of the quake, as Bangkok rescuers continue to search rubble for survivors.

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New tremors rattled survivors of Friday’s earthquake, which killed more than 1,500 people, while the government continued its bombing campaign elsewhere in the country.

The military-led regime has been weakened by a yearslong civil war. Now millions are counting on it to allow emergency aid.