The death count from a massive earthquake in Myanmar has risen to 1,644 while 3,408 people were injured.

Large swaths of central Myanmar were devastated by Friday's shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck northwest of the city of Sagaing, NDTV World reported.

Rescuers in neighboring Thailand are attempting to free the workers who are stuck at a collapse site in Bangkok.

The dead toll from the building collapse in Bangkok, Thailand, has grown to twelve. The overall number of deaths in Bangkok stands at 17.  Yesterday, some remains were recovered from the concrete and steel rubble, but at least 70 workers are still believed to be trapped. Hundreds of rescuers and big cranes have been deployed for the rescue mission, according to NDTV from Bangkok.