A strong earthquake has shaken the center of Myanmarcausing tremors and replicas along hundreds of kilometers in Southeast Asia. The sinister collapsed several buildings in Bangkokthe Thai capital, and triggered a career to save civilians and infrastructure near the epicenter.
The earthquake occurred near Mandalaythe second largest city in Myanmar and home of more than one million people. According to specialists, evaluating the impact of the catastrophe will be difficult in a country in the civil war and where the freedom of the Internet has been restricted.
The earthquake occurred 16 kilometers northwest of the city of Sagaing, in the center of Myanmar, about 12.50 pm local time, according to the United States Geological Service. Its magnitude of 7.7 would make it one of the most powerful earthquakes that have shaken the region in recent times; A magnitude replica 6.4 occurred 12 minutes later.
At the moment, at least three dead people were counted after the partial collapse of a mosque in Myanmar, reports Reuters. In Bangkok, according to Thai authorities, at least one person died after the collapse of a skyscraper. The same medium said that the passengers ran to take refuge at Mandalay airport, while several residents said they had witnessed the collapse of buildings.
At the same time, the capital of Thailand was declared “emergency zone.” The Prime Minister of the Asian country declared that damages were recorded throughout the city. The Government warned that more tremors could occur in the next 24 hours, and urged the population to stay away from high buildings and use the stairs instead of elevators.
A large building in the Bangkok Chatuchak Park area collapsed in a matter of seconds, killing at least one person, hurting another 50 and causing a race to save those who will be trapped under the rubble. The skyscraper was under construction, and video of the scene showed the workers running to get safe.
Near there, in China, users of the social networks of the provinces of Yunnan and Guangxi, Border with Myanmar, they claimed to have felt shaking after the earthquake. It is likely that the impact of the earthquake has felt in much of the mountainous region of the Gold trianglewhich covers parts of Myanmar, Thailand and Laos.
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