Myanmar declared a week of national mourning on Monday for the country’s devastating earthquake, as the death toll passed 2,000 and hopes faded of finding more survivors in the rubble of ruined buildings.

Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, which is already responsible for a massive humanitarian crisis.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Southeast Asia on Friday, flattening skyscrapers and leaving more than 1,000 people dead from Myanmar to Thailand.

Myanmar’s military government said the death toll had reached 1,644, though that number is expected to rise significantly.

Rescuers braved aftershocks to scour the devastated city of Mandalay for survivors on Monday, after a massive earthquake killed at least 1,700 people in Myanmar and at least 18 in neighbouring Thailand.

As Myanmar grapples with the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, the official death toll has now exceeded two thousand. Sam Fenwick examines the country's economy as rescue operations continue and preparations for rebuilding begin.

At least 1,700 people have died in Myanmar, and while many countries have sent aid and support, a lack of equipment is severely hampering rescue efforts.

Residents scrambled desperately through collapsed buildings Sunday searching for survivors as aftershocks rattled the devastated city of Mandalay, two days after a massive earthquake killed more than 1,

Two days after a devastating earthquake, an aftershock hits as we speak to someone in Mandalay, Myanmar's second largest city. Rescue teams from around the world are continuing operations to search for survivors and recover bodies in the conflict-hit country and in neighbouring Thailand.