BANGKOK: An under-construction (government) building collapsed here, trapping forty-three labourers (three confirmed dead), when a 7.7 magnitude tremor hit the region Friday (28th March, 2025) afternoon.
Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra had declared a state of emergency here and held an urgent huddle with the concerned higher-ups to ponder over the state of affairs. Airports are operating normally, but few metro routes have stopped operating. Myanmar’s ruling military junta, that had declared a state of emergency in six regions and states has requested global community for aid after the powerful quake jolted various regions of the country including the city of Sagaing.
Myanmar’s iconic Ava Bridge collapsed, fissures appeared on the roads and buildings crumbled when 6.4-magnitude aftershock occurred few minutes later. Scores of wounded citizens were transported to the capital Naypyidaw’s medical facility. Citoyens inhabiting the Chinese province of Yunnan also experienced tremors measuring 7.9 magnitude. Tremors have been reported from Cambodia, Bangladesh and India as well. Thai and Myanmar authorities have confirmed 140 deaths and a thousand injured.
Newspakistan.tv
