10 people who died in Bangkok due to earthquake, more than 100 missing

Bangkok, March 29 (IANS). The tremor of a powerful earthquake in Myanmar caused heavy destruction in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. So far, ten people have died in this disaster, 16 were injured and 101 people are missing. According to Thailand’s Disaster Prevention and Disasters Division (DDPM) division, Bangkok and two other provinces were declared an emergency disaster. Officers assess losses in the areas concerned. Fasacorn Bunyalak, Director of DDPM, said the earthquake in 14 provinces did damage. Let us know that after this earthquake on Friday afternoon in the central part of Myanmar in 57 provinces of Thailand, it was felt, which caused panicked to the people. Many offices, residential buildings and conference centers were evacuated in Bangkok and people gathered in roads and parks. The earthquake disrupted Bangkok’s metro and sketrain services, which brought the traffic to a standstill. However, most train services became normal by Saturday morning. Thailand’s Premier Partangatar Shinavatra said at a review meeting of earthquake relief on Saturday that the situation is becoming normal. The intensity of shocks gradually decreases. At the same time, this devastating earthquake caused a terrible destruction in Myanmar. According to Myanmar State Administration Council’s information team, more than a thousand people have died so far, while 2,376 people were injured and 30 missing. Relief and rescue operations are going on, but there are problems with relief operations because traffic and communication network is badly affected. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the Sagaiing area. This was followed by 12 afterchox (between 2.8 to 7.5 intensity), which exacerbated the situation. The most affected areas include the Mandalay, Bago, Myagway, Northern Shan, Sagaiing and Nepida. -Ians DSC/ABM shares this story -tags