Some bad news for you this Friday morning:
Casualties are unknown at this time. Three people were reportedly killed in Thailand when a mosque collapsed. Other reports say 20 fatalities have been recorded as of 8:00 a.m. EST, but that number is likely to rise much higher.
Agence France-Presse says up to 80 workers are dead or trapped beneath a skyscraper that collapsed in Bangkok, Thailand's capital.
[Warning: Distressing]
Other videos show water from rooftop pools being hurled over the sides of buildings.
The epicenter of the quake wasn't in Thailand, but hundreds of miles away in Burma (Myanmar), which is ruled by a military dictatorship that is unlikely to share information on fatalities with the outside world.
The U.S. Geological Survey agency estimates a 35% chance that fatalities are between 1,000 and 10,000 people, with a 29% chance that the fatalities reach as high as 100,000.
It also estimates that as much as 30% of Burma's GDP will be lost due to damage from the quake.
High probable casualties and extensive damage are probable and the disaster is likely widespread. Past red alerts have required a national or international response.
This was the scene in Mandalay, the second-largest city in Burma.
A major Buddhist temple, the Mahamuni Pagoda, was destroyed.
We will provide updates here as we learn more about casualties and infrastructure damage.
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