At least 13 people died after OE caused significant damage also in Thailand. The number of victims may rise, according to local authorities and reports of rescue teams.
In the Thai capital, Bangcoc, two bodies were removed from the rubble of a skyscraper under construction that collapsed with the impact of the tremor. The building collapsed after the crash of a crane and caused a huge cloud of dust. According to rescuer Songwut Wangpon, at least seven people were rescued alive, but there are indefinite number of victims still under the rubble, as reported by Associated Press.
In Mandalay, Myanmar’s second largest city, eight people died in the collapse of a building under construction in the municipality of Pyi Gyi Tagon. A local resident reported to the The Guardian that hospitals and rescue teams are overloaded. “The whole city has been affected by the earthquake. We are dealing with what we have,” he said.
In the city of Taungoo, in the Bago region, three people died after the partial collapse of a mosque, according to the Reuters. Faithful prayed at the time of the tremor and the deaths occurred at the scene, according to witnesses.
The total number of victims may increase in the coming hours as searching advances in hard -to -reach areas. The earthquake, the strongest recorded in Myanmar in a century, also damaged several high buildings in Bangcoc, according to Governor Chadchart Sittipunt. Teams are conducting structural surveys in various parts of the Thai capital.
