Sight of fierce earthquake
Thailand and neighboring Myanmar led to a 7.7 -magnitude earthquake on Friday afternoon, killing at least 3 people in Bangkok and 90 people were buried when an under -construction high building collapsed. At the same time, after the earthquake, Myanmar has announced emergency in many states. Let me tell you that the center of this earthquake in the afternoon was near Mandalay, the second largest city of Myanmar, after which another powerful shock of 6.4 magnitude has come.
In view of the situation, the military government of Myanmar has announced emergency in 6 regions and states including the capital Nepeita and Mandalay, but due to a long -running bloody civil war in the country, it has not been known how help will be provided in many areas. Looking at the earthquake, the Red Cross Society said that the fall of the power lines has increased the challenges for Mandalay and Sagaiing areas and their teams trying to reach the southern glory state. The Red Cross said, “Initial report shows that the earthquake has caused a lot of damage, information about human needs is still being collected.”
Building including crane collapsed in dust dust
Bangkok rescuers Songwut Wangpon said that a laborer died when the debris of the collapsing building collided with his truck and he got buried under the second rubble. At the same time, Defense Minister Phumham Vachayachai said that a total of 3 people were killed and 90 people are missing at the scene. After this, he did not give any further information about the ongoing relief work, but the rescue work said that 7 people have been rescued from outside the collapsed building so far. He further said that debris is still so unstable that they cannot try to find people trapped below.
A video of the collapse of the building near Bangkok’s Famous Chaturchak market spread rapidly on social media, in which the multi-storeyed building with cranes fell into the dust of dust, while the viewers ran away screaming. On the other hand, people in Bangkok evacuated their buildings as more shocks have been feared in Bangkok. According to initial reports, the American Geological Survey and Germany’s GFZ GeoSines Center stated that the earthquake center was at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi).
PM convened meeting
Thailand’s Disaster Prevention Department said the impact of the earthquake was felt in almost all areas of the country. Prime Minister Partangatar Shinavatra has also called an emergency meeting to assess the impact of the earthquake.
The shaking of buildings caused screams and panic
As soon as the earthquake reached, the sound of Siren echoed throughout the Central Bangkok and there was a crowd of vehicles on the streets, causing some crowds of crowds already in the city. The elevated rapid transit system and subway were discontinued. City Hall declared the city a disaster area, so that an integration help and emergency help could be found. Let us know that more than 17 million people live in Greater Bangkok, many of whom live in high -building apartments.
April Kanicwanaul, who works in an office building in the city center of Bangkok, said that he did not realize that he had an earthquake that he had felt for the first time. He said, “I thought I was feeling dizzy.” Then he and his colleague ran down from the 10th floor of their building, Tonson Tower and started waiting when it is safe to go back in.
Fraser Morton, a scotland tourist Morton, who went to buy camera equipment in many malls in Bangkok, said, “Suddenly the entire building started moving. There was a scream and there was a lot of chaos, I first started walking peacefully, but then there was a stir in the building, yes, yes, there was a lot of screaming, a lot of panic started, people started to run in the wrong direction, people started to run in a very wrong direction And accidents started happening. ” Like Morton, thousands of people came to Benjasiri Park from shopping malls, high buildings and apartment buildings located on the banks of Sukhumwit Road in Bangkok. Many people were busy calling to talk to their relatives, while others were looking for shade to avoid the scorching sunshine. At the same time, some other people were looking at the high building in the densely populated part of the city. Morton further said, “I came out and then looked at the building, the whole building was shaking, dust and debris, it was very terrible.”
20 people died in Myanmar
According to the video and photos released on Facebook social media, the earthquake in Mandalay, close to the center of Myanmar’s second largest city and the center of the earthquake, has damaged the former royal palace and part of the buildings. In the south-west of Mandalay, a 90-year-old bridge collapsed and some parts of the highway connecting Mandalay and Myanmar’s largest city Yangon were also damaged. On the earthquake, the residents of Yangon came out of their homes.
At the same time, some religious places were also damaged due to earthquake in the capital Nipita, some parts of it fell and some houses were also damaged, in which at least 20 people were reported to have been killed.
News of many people being injured in China too
According to Chinese media reports, in the Northeast, the impact of the earthquake was also felt in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China and some houses were damaged in the city of Ruili on the border of Myanmar and people were also injured there. An online media outlet informed that the video that he has received from a Ruili person is seen scattered on the road and a person is being taken to an ambulance on a stretcher.
A resident told the online media outlet The Paper that the earthquake in Mangshi, about 100 kilometers (60 mi) north-east from Ruili, was so strong that people were not able to stand. A resident of Kunming, the provincial capital of Yunnan, told The Paper that his roof lamp was shaking wildly and the vibrations remained for more than 10 seconds.
(Input- AP)
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