Two French nationals are dead, the new assessment exceeds 2,000 victims – Liberation
« We send our condolences to their families and their loved ones. » The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, by the voice of its spokesperson Christophe Lemoine, announced this Monday, March 31, the death of two nationals passing through Burma, after The magnitude earthquake 7.7 who hit the region on Friday September 28. « The French Embassies in Rangoun and Bangkok are fully mobilized to follow the situation, in connection with the crisis and support center of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs », added the Quai d’Orsay.
According to Var morningthe two French victims are Carol and Bertrand Louveau. The local daily indicates that this couple, from Beausset (Var), was traveling to Burma as part of a « Tourist journey » in Asia. He had just arrived at Mandalay, second city in Burma and close to the epicenter of the earthquakefrom the Thai capital, Bangkok, and was at the restaurant at the time of the earthquake.
In the Thai capital, 1,000 kilometers from the epicenter, 18 people died and around 80 site workers would still be trapped in the rubble of a 30 -storey under construction, which collapsed during the earthquake. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Monday that two buildings were still inaccessible, after an inspection campaign for the numerous office and housing towers that form the metropolis skyline.
