In the early afternoon of March 28, 2025. a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck near Mandalay, in central Myanmar, followed by a 6.7-magnitude aftershock moments later.
Within minutes, social media and the internet were deluged with videos of the earthquake, many of which originated in Bangkok, Thailand, about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) from the epicentre of the quake.
We saw frightening scenes of swaying skyscrapers, water cascading from rooftop swimming pools and panicking people in the streets in the Thai capital.
A building under construction near the popular Chatuchak Weekend Market collapsed, killing and trapping dozens of workers in the rubble.
Footage from Myanmar itself was slower to reach the outside world, but when it did, the level of devastation was a terrible sight to see.