Friday, March 28, 2025 - A 7.7 magnitude earthquake has stuck Myanmar with the quake so powerful tremors were also felt in Thailand and China.
Terrifying scenes unfolded in Bangkok as a
high-rise building collapsed while people screamed as they ran for
safety.
The earthquake hit at around 1.30pm on
March 28.
The epicenter was located 10 miles
northwest of the Burmese city of Sagaing, near the city Mandalay, according to
the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Footage shared online has shown buildings
reduced to dust and rubble as people caught in the t
evacuated from their buildings as the quake
was forceful enough to send water sloshing out of pools, including some located
in high-rises. There are no immediate reports of casualties but several videos
posted online have shown buildings collapsing.
One video of a building site in the
Chatuchak area of Bangkok showed the construction site crumbling during the
tremors as workers ran for safety.
A cloud of dust erupted from the
multi-story building as onlookers screamed and ran.
A tourist traveling on Bangkok's skytrain
at the time took to X to report that he felt the tremors before witnessing the
building collapse from a distance.
"Not sure what’s happening in Bangkok
right now; I was on the BTS when it started shaking like an earthquake at a
stop and we all got off to see this in the distance. Past Chatuchak Park from
the Mo Chit @BTS_SkyTrain station… now looking like ashes are falling," he
wrote.
Videos that appeared to have been captured
in the Myanmar city of Mandalay showed the iconic Ava Bridge falling into the
water while another clip showed residents panicking as what appeared to be a
residential building collapsed sideways.
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn
Shinawatra called an emergency meeting to assess the impact of the quake.
Thailand’s Department of Disaster Preventaion said the quake was felt in amost
all regions of the country.
Watch video below.
High-rise building collapses due to strong #earthquake in Chatuchak, Bangkok. #แผ่นดินไหว #กรุงเทพมหานคร pic.twitter.com/fiRV6ZIZq2
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) March 28, 2025
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