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STORY: :: Rescue teams search for survivors at a collapsed skyscraper in Bangkok after a deadly quake :: Bangkok, Thailand:: March 29, 2025 Authorities used excavators, drones and search-and-rescue dogs to try to extricate the 30 people stuck, including at least 15 still showing signs of life.The Thai capital ground to a halt on Friday (March 28) as all urban rail systems were suspended and roads were gridlocked across one of Asia's biggest cities after the quake in Myanmar caused tremors up to a magnitude of 7.1 in Bangkok, about 1,020 km (635 miles) from the epicenter. At least nine people were killed, according to Thai officials.The death toll in Myanmar was 1,002, the military government said on Saturday, up sharply from initial state media reports of 144 dead on Friday. The U.S. Geological Service's predictive modeling estimated the death toll could exceed 10,000 in Myanmar and that losses could exceed the country's annual economic output.