The powerful earthquake that struck Myanmar on Friday severely damaged buildings and critical public infrastructure in the Sagaing region and surrounding areas. The 7.7-magnitude earthquake hit Myanmar at around 12:50 local time (06:20 GMT) on Friday, with Mandalay, Bago, Magway, the northeastern Shan state, Sagaing, and Nay Pyi Taw among the hardest-hit regions. As of Sunday noon local time, the earthquake had claimed 1,700 lives, injured 3,400 people, and left some 300 others unaccounted for, according to Myanmar's Information Team of the State Administration Council. Video footage from China Central Television (CCTV) on Sunday afternoon showed severe damage to key roads linking Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, and the Sagaing region, with visible cracks and large fractures making travel treacherous. Additionally, century-old Ava Bridge, also called the Old Sagaing Bridge, which spanned the Irrawaddy River between Mandalay and Sagaing regions collapsed during the severe quake. Reporting from Sagaing City, a CCTV journalist observed that the earthquake had destroyed the majority of buildings in the urban area. The video shows: 1. Various of damaged road, cracks on surface 2. Various of collapsed Ava Bridge 3. Various of damaged buildings, debris, rubble [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]