Search for survivors continues in Myanmar after 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Let's speak to journalist Matt Hunt to find out the latest

Hello to you, Matt. Any updates on the situation there in Bangkok

Yeah, sure. So we now know that there's been a confirmation of 10 deaths here in Bangkok as a result of the aftershocks of this earthquake in Mandalay yesterday, eight of which came from the construction site that you mentioned, where now we know that there's about 100 people who are still trapped, and search and rescue efforts are still underway

there. However, that story being constant news here has generally left a sense of panic in the society

that is still here and lingering. A lot of people are afraid to go home, which has caused a series of

things. So the Bangkok City Governor opened up all of the public parks for 24 hours a day

and provided drinking water and toilet facilities where people can go and stay, and they have

overnight because they are generally afraid to go home. And also overnight, the prime minister, Peongtan, Shinawatt

She made a public statement telling people that their buildings are safe

As long as the building is not under construction, even if there's cracks that people can return

home, but that's just not what's happening. This panic that people feel because they are not accustomed to earthquakes at all in this region

is definitely deep-seated. I spoken to many people who have left Bangkok and are not sure sure when to return even though they been told that it safe And this comes from a lack of emergency preparedness The general lack of trust in this government has caused people to also now not trust to be

able to go home. Yeah. And the grim reality is that this death toll will likely increase both in Thailand and

in Myanmar, the U.S. Geological Survey saying that 1,000 dead at least in Myanmar, that figures

years probably going to rise. Yeah, definitely. And the reality of that situation, too, is that the military junta has controlled the

information in and out of the country so tightly for the last four years. It still applies to now

So it's hard to really tell the exact numbers. That's why it jumped from 100 to 1,000 in one release of information

However, we know amongst journalists and human rights groups that it's very likely that the

situation on the other side of the border in Myanmar is much worse than we can see right now

I would consider all of the information that we're seeing to be preliminary, but these

images and photographs that are coming out on social media are horrifying

I mean, people are hospitals are at overcapacity. People are being treated on the streets

I've heard accounts of people being dug out of collapsed, dilapidated buildings by hand

So it seems quite obvious already at this point that the situation in Myanmar is much more dire

than in Thailand. All right, Matt, thank you very much. Matt Hunt reporting from Bangkok