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The inhabitants of Myanmar and Thailand spoke of their shock and their horror after a powerful magnification earthquake of 7.7 struck on Friday, overthrowing the buildings in the two countries.
A resident of Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, told the BBC that the Shakes were “quite intense” and lasted about four minutes.
Addressing the Newsday program of the BBC World Service, the man, who wanted to remain anonymous for security reasons, described the awakening of a nap in the building trembling violently.
“It lasted about three to four minutes,” he told the BBC, “I received messages from friends and realizing that it was not only in Yangon, but also in many places across the country.”
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The earthquake overturned buildings across the country and neighboring Thailand.
The tremors felt through Thailand and with regard to China, caused a collapse of a 30-storey skyscraper in the Thai capital Bangkok, trapping 43 workers under the rubble.
The residents ran in the streets while the buildings were shaking and water escapes pools on the roof.
Sirinya Nakuta told Reuters that she was in her apartment with her children when the earthquake struck: “It did not stop. I heard things fall on the floor like stones that hit us. I said to my children, we cannot stay here and we have to go out from here. So we have run.”
Worapat Sukthai, deputy chief of the district police of Bang Sue, told the French press agency AFP that he could hear the sound of people cry under the collapse of the tower.
He said, “When I arrived on the site, I heard people call for help, saying” help me “. We believe that hundreds are injured, but we still determine the number of victims.”
As the extent of the destruction emerged, Myanmar officials declared a “mass victim zone” at the General Hospital of Naytyidaw, where patients lengthened in Gurneys outside, intravenous drops suspended from makeshift stands.
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The chief of the junta, Min Aung Hlaing, was seen on a visit to the Naytyidaw hospital
The military junta who has ruled Myanmar since his coup in 2021 made a rare call for international aid, declaring a state of emergency in six regions.
The chief of the Junta, Min Aung Hlaing, was seen on a visit to the Naytyidaw hospital. He pleaded for foreign aid: “We want the international community to send humanitarian aid as soon as possible.”
Access to information in the country with military piloting is difficult. Internet use is also limited. The communication lines also seem to be down because the BBC could not pass to help agencies in the field.
In Bangkok, where the metro and rail services were suspended, Zsuzsanna Vari-Kovacs described the evacuation of a restaurant. She said: “I was waiting for the bill and suddenly I started to feel the earth tremble. At first, I thought it was just me, but I saw everyone looking around. We ran out immediately.”
Deborah Punmachet checked his phone when his chair suddenly overturned. She said, “I was in my La-Z-Boy (an tilting chair) and all of a sudden, he went back and forth. Then he turned around and I hit my head on a table.”
Bui Thu, a BBC journalist who lives in Bangkok, said that the country had had a powerful earthquake like this for at least a decade.
In Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, social media images have shown collapsed buildings, including parts of the historic royal palace. A 90 -year -old bridge collapsed, while the main highway sections connecting Yangon to the city were torn.
The United States Geological Survey issued a “red alert”, warning that “high victims and significant damage are likely”. The number of deaths remains unknown, but the USGs estimates that it could be in thousands of people.
