A strong earthquake hitting the middle of Myanmar, shaking buildings in Thailand

A strong earthquake shook 7.7 in neighboring Thailand and Myanmar on Friday, dropping the skyscraper under construction in Bangkok and the toppling buildings in Mandalay.

The National Institute of Emergency Medicine in Thailand said at least one person was killed in Bangkok and rescued dozens that were rescued from under the rubble of a skyscraper.

Witnesses in the city said that people escaped in the streets in a state of panic, and many guests of the hotel in the shower and swimming costumes while the water was consecutive from a high swimming pool in a luxury hotel.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake was 7.7 in size and a depth of 10 km. This was followed by a strong shock.

The mile center was about 17.2 km from Mandalay, with a population of about 1.5 million people.

The Military Military Government announced the state of emergency in six regions.

Two eyewitnesses from the town of Tongno in the Pago area of ​​Myanmar Reuters have been told that at least three people died after a partial mosque.

“We used to say the prayers when the shaking began … three died immediately,” said one of the people who spoke to Reuters.

“We have started searching and wandering in Yangon to check injuries and damages. So far, we have no information yet,” Myanmar said.

Social media publications from Mandalaay showed the old royal capital in Myanmar, which is located in the middle of its Buddhist heart, the collapsed buildings and debris scattered across the city’s streets. Reuters could not immediately check the posts.

One of the witnesses in the city told Reuters.

Another witness in the city, HTET NAIN, told Reuters that the tea store had collapsed with many people trapped inside. “We could not enter,” she said. “The situation is very bad.”

A third witness said that a mosque in the city had been severely damaged.

The Chinese Xinhua Agency said that the strong tremors were perceived in the southwestern province of Yunnan, which challenges Myanmar, but there were no reports on losses.

Witnesses in Yangon said that many people have run out of buildings in the city, the largest in the country.

Meanwhile, witnesses in Bangkok said that an office tower in the city center was swinging from one side to another for at least two minutes, with doors and windows loudly.

Hundreds of employees who were presented through emergency stairs, where some workers with shock and panic freeze. The loud screaming can be heard with the building continues to influence.

Abroad, hundreds gathered in the afternoon sun, while employees with medical groups found desktop chairs for the elderly and people who were shocked.