- The earthquake was of 7.7 magnitude, USGS report.
- Three dead, skyscrapers fell in Bangkok.
- Buildings and bridges in Myanmar collapse.
A powerful earthquake rocked South -East Asia on Friday, killing many people, bringing a skyscraper in Bangkok and topping buildings and bridges in neighboring Myanmar, where the ruling Junta declared emergency situation in some areas.
At least three people were killed in Tangu city of Myanmar when a mosque partially collapsed, while the local media reported that at least two people died and 20 were injured after a hotel collapsed in the Aang ban.
In Thailand, Bangkok Governor Chadachar Cititipant said the earthquake caused three deaths. He warned of a potential afteroxic, but urged people to calm down and said that the situation was largely under control.
Thailand’s National Institute of Emergency Medicine said that at least one person was killed and dozens of workers were rescued from under the wreckage of the skyscraper.
Witnesses said that people fled the streets of Thai capital in panic, many of them used to shock the hotel guests bathub and swimming in a luxury hotel in a luxury hotel.
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) stated that the earthquake, which hit during lunch, was of 7.7 magnitude and at a depth of 10 km (6.2 mi). Myanmar city was about 17.2 km from Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.5 million.
The earthquake was followed by a powerful afterchock and many more liberals.
In Myanmar, the earthquake collapsed with buildings in five cities and towns as well as a railway bridge and a road bridge on the Yangon-Mandle Expressway, the state media said.
A resident of Mandalay told Reuters, “We all ran out of the house because everything started shaking.” “I saw the collapse of a five -storey building in front of my eyes. Everyone in my city is on the road and no one dare to return inside the buildings.”
The ruling army of Myanmar declared an emergency situation in many areas.
On the Telegram messaging app, “The state will quickly interrogate the situation and will conduct the rescue operations with humanitarian aid.”
Junta seized power in the 2021 coup, causing the civil war, and wasolated internationally.
Mandalay is the ancient royal capital of Myanmar and is in the center of Buddhist Heartland in the country.
Social media posts showed buildings and debris collapsed on the streets in the city. Reuters could not verify the post immediately.
Local media outlet Myanmar now posted images showing a clock tower and was part of the wall in ruins by Mandal Palace. Witnesses in the city, Hate Nying OO told the Reuters that a tea shop was stuck with many people. “We can’t go inside,” he said. “The situation is very bad.”
At least three people died after a partial collapse of a mosque in Tangu, two eyewitnesses told Reuters.
“We were saying that when the shocks started … died on three occasions,” one of the two people said that he spoke to the Reuters.
Local media reported a hotel in Aung Ban in Shaan State, fell into the rubble, with an outlet, a democratic voice of Burma, two people died and 20 were trapped.
The videos and images posted by Myanmar now saw a roof in a market in the capital, Naipitav. Contact witnesses in Myanmar’s largest city Yangon said that many people ran out of buildings.
Office Tower Shake in Bangkok
Thailand’s Stock Exchange suspended all trading activities for the Friday afternoon season.
The witnesses said that an office tower in Bangkok city was swept away from the side to side for at least two minutes, the doors and windows were in a loud collapse, the witnesses said.
Hundreds of employees filed some surprised and nervous workers through emergency stairs. Screams can be heard loudly as the building continues.
“First of all, I didn’t realize (it was an earthquake),” the office worker of Varunu ArmartTialkal told Reuters. “People in chairs and shock for the elderly.
The Xinhua news agency of China said that strong tremors were felt in the South -West Yunnan province, which is on the border of Myanmar, but there was no report on the number of casualties.
Pakistan fatal earthquake
Pakistan hit Myanmar, Thailand and neighboring countries, expressing deep grief over the devastating earthquake.
The Foreign Office spokesman said in a press statement, “Our views are with all the people affected by this tragedy, and we are praying for all those people as well as for rapid recovery of the injured.”
Pakistan also appreciated the courageous persons and emergency respondents, who were working diligently on the ground to fulfill their rescue and relief efforts. “Their bravery and commitment during this essential time are really commendable.”
The statement said that we express our solidarity with the affected governments and communities during this challenging period.
