In Bangkok, a skyscraper was collapsed after the earthquake, dozens stuck in ruins
28. Mar 2025 at 9:46 I Updated at 10:21
The epicenter was in Myanmar.
Bangkok. As a result of a strong earthquake that has been affected on Friday Thai The capital Bangkok collapsed a 30-storey skyscraper under construction. Approximately 43 construction workers were stuck under his debris.
The buildings were shaking in Bangkok and the inhabitants ran to the streets. After the earthquake, the Thai government summoned an extraordinary session and subsequently declared an emergency, APA writes.
Information on damage or injured is not yet available. The shocks affected the northern and central parts of Thailand.
The collapsed building where government offices were to be located was located in the northern part of the Thai capital. After the earthquake, it remained only a tangle of debris and twisted metal in seconds.
According to Reuters, the Civil Aviation Ministry announced that the earthquake in Bangkok did not disturb air traffic.
The earthquake with the epicenter in neighboring Myanmar had magnitude 7.7, and besides Thailand, the shock was also felt in China.
USGS Geology Institute and the German Geovy GFZ center said that the earthquake occurred according to preliminary reports at a depth of ten kilometers with an epicenter in neighboring Myanmar, about 50 kilometers east of Monywa.
The wider area of Bangkok is home to more than 17 million people, many of whom live in high -rise flats, AP recalls.
