A heavy earthquake shook Southeast Asia in the early afternoon (local time). Among other things, the Thai capital Bangkok was hit. The Thai government called out the emergency.
The German GeoForschungsinstitut (GFZ) in Potsdam reported an earthquake of the strength 7.4 in the neighboring country Myanmar, the US earthquake station USGS recorded the strength 7.7. There was a strong aftershock. Also parts Chinas and Indian felt the effects of the Earthquake.
People walked on the streets in panic, trying to get themselves to safety
In Bangkok, the earth shook for minutes, people in panic left their houses. In the Silom district in the center of the capital, thousands of people were on the street, many ran. According to the first report, the quake should have been so strong that water spilled out of swimming pools.
An office tower in the city center fluctuated back and forth for at least two minutes, with the doors and windows creaking loudly, as witnesses reported. According to the police, a high -rise building under construction with 30 floors collapsed. Rescue workers said that 43 workers were buried under the rubble of the skyscraper on Friday.
In Bangkok, a high -rise building under construction fell out
Rescue workers are currently recovering injuries from the collapsed building
The quake’s epicenter was in Central Myanmar, around 50 kilometers east of the city of Monywa. In the east of it, the second largest city of Myanmar, buildings collapsed, an old bridge collapsed in Sagaing. Aung Ban is also close to Mandalay.
Several buildings collapsed in the million town of Mandalay
An eyewitness reported on the situation in Mandalay: “We all ran out of the house when everything began to shake. I saw how a five -story building collapsed. All people in my city are on the street and nobody dares to return to the buildings.”
In Myanmar, a huge bridge crashed partly
An injured person sits on a street after the quake
Helpers were immediately deployed who guided people to go under the open sky and leave the buildings. Patients were brought to the streets from the hospitals.
In the Bangkok area, more than 17 million people live, many of them in high -rise buildings.