In Burma an earthquake with a magnitude 7.7, they felt 1400 miles away
A strong magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in Burma at a depth of ten kilometers, according to data from the US Seismological Office of the USGS. The earthquake was also felt in India, Bangladesh, Laos, China and Thailand.
The epicenter of the earthquake was 16 kilometers northwest of Sagaing around 12.50pm local time.
Thailand and Burma report extensive mass damage. A 30-storey tower has collapsed in Bangkok, which was under construction, 43 workers are now captured in the ruins, according to the French news agency AFP. A number of injuries are reported from the Burmese capital. The hospital there, which can receive 1000 patients, is overwhelmed, and the injured are therefore supplied on the street, reports Guardian.
For the time being, the Thai National Institute of Emergency Medicine reports on one death victim with a demolished 30-storey building, dozens of tens have been rescued from ruins, writes Guardian.
Posts on social networks show that the former Royal Palace in the mandala is also damaged, writes Ap. A bridge collapsed southwest in the Sagaing region, and sections of the highway are also damaged in the area.
Workers in Bangkok near the collapsed building. Photo: Ann Wang/Reuters
The earthquake was also detected in the southwest of China, where the seismological agency there rated its strength at 7.9. They also felt shaking in the north of Thailand and in the capital Bangkok, where scared residents fled to the streets due to shaking.
Governor Bangkoka Chadchart Sittipunt said to the public that several buildings were damaged, urged the population to be cautious, report Reuters.
Bangkok was declared a disaster area.
Photo: AFP
The earthquake interrupted the operation of the subway and the fast railway, and the shaking caused the waves of the water in the pools and the shaking of the towers.
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinavatra has declared an emergency and also announced an extraordinary meeting to examine the effects of the earthquake.
