Many Trapped As Skyscraper Collapses After Earthquake Rocks Thailand, Myanmar
A high-rise building still under construction in Bangkok collapsed after a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocked Thailand and neighbouring Myanmar today (Friday).
The Thai prime minister declared a state of emergency in the city and at least 43 workers are trapped under the rubble.
Another report said about 70 workers are missing, 20 trapped in the lift, over 300 people were said to have been injured, but the number of deaths are yet unclear.
Meanwhile, a bridge is reported to have also collapsed in Myanmar as a result of the quake.
Some writhed in pain, others lay still as relatives sought to comfort them.
The tremors send people into the streets across both countries.
“I heard it and I was sleeping in the house, I ran as far as I could in my pyjamas out of the building,” Duangjai, a resident of the popular northern Thailand tourist city Chiang Mai, told AFP.
Sai, a 76-year-old Chiang Mai resident, was working at a minimart when the shop started the shake.
“I quickly rushed out of the shop along with other customers,” he said.
“This is the strongest tremor I’ve experienced in my life.”
AFP
