NIN Web Desk : (Dr subhrojyoti chattopadhyay); Six consecutive earthquakes in Myanmar and the strongest one measured 7.7 on the Richter scale. On Friday at around 12:50 pm local time, Myanmar was shaken by Earthquake. Tremors were also felt in Thailand, India and China. In this situation, the death march is getting longer in both Myanmar and Thailand. The death toll has risen to at least 144, on the other hand, the number of injuries is 732. Myanmar’s Junta Chief Minister Aung Hlaing warned the death toll could rise with time and Emergency has been declared there. Myanmar has requested assistance in this situation, any country or organization can help they said.
Tremors were also felt in northern part of Thailand on this very day. As a result, some metro and rail services in Bangkok were stopped, the Prime Minister of Thailand sat in a meeting to review the situation. After which he also declared Emergency in Bangkok, three people were reported dead after a high-rise building collapsed in Bangkok. In addition, tremors were also felt in China’s Yunnan province. Mild tremors were also felt in Kolkata, West Bengal and Manipur in India. Besides, the people of Bangladesh’s Dhaka and Chittagong also felt the Earthquake. Within moments of the earthquake in Myanmar, various pictures and videos were seen on social media X handle. Many citizens have become terrified after seeing the Video of the intensity of the earthquake recorded in a Bank. Keeping an eye on the situation, emergency has been declared in Myanmar.
In a video, a high-rise under construction in Thailand’s capital Bangkok collapsed like a house of cards within moments. The whereabouts of 43 people went missing in that incident. In another video, the water of a skyscraper’s infinity pool wad literally falling from the top. A third video shows Chandeliers flying from the ceiling of a conference room at the Athene Hotel in Bangkok. In this situation, the Prime Minister of Thailand ordered to take all precautions related to the earthquake. The earthquake was so massive that it was felt in India, Bangladesh and China. Apart from Kolkata, several districts also felt the Tremors caused by Earthquake.
Earthquakes are relatively common in Myanmar, with six strong earthquakes of magnitude 7.0 or greater occurring near the Sagaing fault between 1930 and 1956. In 2016, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck in central Myanmar, killing three people. The top of the temple collapsed and the wall of the temple collapsed too in that Earthquake.
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