Bangkok announces the disaster area, the buildings were evacuated

The ruler of Bangkok announced that the Thai capital, a “disaster zone”, on Friday, after he created a strong earthquake in Myanmar.

At least three people were reported by the governor of Bangkok Chadshart Stepont, according to Reuters. In Myanmar – which declared a state of emergency – many people were said to have died in early reports from local media. One rescue worker I told the BBC in Myanmar They believe that hundreds may have died.

“The earthquake still results from the tremors, which prompted the Bangkok authorities to evaluate the damaged areas urgently, monitor the areas at risk, provide assistance to the affected population, as well as addressing any continuous risks that may pose risks to public safety,” she said in a salted statement in one of the risks that may pose risks to public safety.

The Stock Exchange in Thailand hung trading on all stocks from Friday afternoon from 2:07 pm local time, while many major shopping centers in Bangkok were closed for the rest of Friday and closed the BTS system.

Meanwhile, the offices were evacuated across the dense terrible city on Friday afternoon.

Financial worker Bill Satrambarparkol CNBC told her that she had been lunch at the ground floor restaurant in her office in the Rachayuhylene neighborhood in northern Bangkok when she felt severely shaking. The employees were prevented from the site until Saturday as soon as they could collect their cars.

Long buildings can be seen violently, while water was poured from swimming pools on the surface on the side and the elements were thrown.

Car Industry Company April CNBC told that it had stopped manufacturing operations in Thailand until the situation was evaluated as secure by the Thai authorities. “Nissan has put the safety of the employees as a priority. As of now, we have confirmed that all employees in Nissan Thailand are safe and Tamman. We are verifying whether there are damages in our companions,” said a spokesman for the “Nissan who put the safety of the employees as a priority.

Bangkok hospitals have been reported safe and work as usual.

In what appeared to be the most severe incident in Thailand, one skyscraper collapsed under construction. Dozens of workers were inside the building at the time of collapse, according to the National Institute of Emergency Medicine in Thailand. The injured construction workers were filmed by emergency services.

The main airport of Bangkok, Suvarnabhumi, released an update at 8:55 a.m. UK local time (4:55 am EST), saying that the operations are continuing as usual. Flight data on Flightradar24 showed that the planes take off and land in both Bangkok. CNBC has called the main airlines for updates on their operations.

In a consultant, the British Foreign Ministry said: “There was an earthquake of 7.7 volume in Myanmar, with strong tremors throughout Thailand and some damage to the buildings in Bangkok. There may be post -shock.

This is a developing news story and will be updated soon.