Buildings in Myanmar are continuing to collapse five days after a powerful earthquake struck the country, creating perilous conditions for rescuers as they attempt to extricate survivors from the rubble.

The military government has made a rare appeal for help, but aid groups are hampered by infrastructure damage and an ongoing civil war.

The city of Bangkok is currently at the center of a desperate rescue mission, as authorities and volunteers search tirelessly for survivors trapped in the debris of a collapsed high-rise building. This tragic incident followed a powerful 7.

Extreme heat and heavy rain in Myanmar could cause disease outbreaks among earthquake survivors camping in the open, global aid bodies warned on Thursday, complicating rescue efforts made difficult by a civil war,

A 26-year-old man has been pulled alive from the ruins of a hotel in the Myanmar capital of Naypyidaw a full five days after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake devastated large swathes of the conflict-torn country.