President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, at the time the effects of were felt in several countries of Southeast Asia on Friday (28).
The seismic shock, with an epicenter 16 kilometers north of the city of Sagaing, in Myanmar, and 10 km deep, was also noticed in the Vietnamese capital, where Lula meets official state agenda. Despite the fright, there are no records of victims or significant damage in Hanoi, according to local authorities.
According to the Vietnamese newspaper Vietnam News, residents of Hanoi and the city of Ho Chi Minh reported tremors that made people leave buildings. Residential complexes and high buildings have rocked, but there are no reports of collapse.
In an interview with the state newspaper Tin Tức, Nguyễn Xuân Anh, director of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Institute of Geophysics, said tremors were felt at 1:20 pm (local time) and had a significant impact on higher buildings.
So far, between Myanmar and Thailand, and there are reports of collapsed structures in Mandalay and Bangcoc. It is estimated that the number of victims may increase in the coming hours with the advancement of rescue operations.
The Presidency of the Republic has not yet commented on if Lula had to leave any place as a precaution. The official agenda of the visit, which included meetings with the president of Vietnam, to Lam, and other authorities, was maintained.
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The president even recorded a video just over an hour, published on social networks, to celebrate the celebration of one. “After many years of attempt, the prime minister announced that he will finally buy Brazilian meat to the Vietnam market.”
