An earthquake with magnitude 7.7 has hit Southeast Asia, reports AP.
– Right now in Bangkok, everyone has left the skyscrapers and been evacuated. You take shelter in parks and out on the streets. There is obviously concern for aftershocks, says TV4 News Reporter Noah Toth, who is in Bangkok.
According to the first reports, the quake felt clear in Thailand capital Bangkok. Stores and offices have been evacuated, AFP writes.
Eyewitnesses describe how high -rise buildings swayed in central parts of the multi -million city. There is currently no information on possible damage. The center of the quake was probably in Myanmar, the AP writes.
– When that happened, I sat at a restaurant. It swung to something terrible. I thought I was affected by illness or become completely spinning. Then I saw that everyone reacted and ran out on the street, says Noah Toth, adding:
– People were scared and several people I talked to say it was a long time since they felt such a strong quake.
Overheated children in the streets
He has not seen anyone who has been injured in the quake, but hundreds of intervention staff with protective heroes work on the streets.
– Right now, people are rolled on breezes by healthcare professionals. It’s children. They have obviously not been injured, but it is extremely hot in Bangkok. 40 degrees and sunshine on the streets. I think they have become overheated or have a stress reaction, says Noah Toth.
Now, together with the other Bangkok’s residents, he is waiting to go back into the houses again.
– What is scary here in Bangkok is the high buildings. I live in an area of skyscrapers everywhere and it is clear that it gives a sense of concern. Should a building collapse, it would have been disastrous. There are plenty of people, densely populated and very high buildings.