On March 28, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar at a depth of 10.0 km. The quake was felt strongly in Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, as well as in Yangon, the country's largest city, and areas in Yunnan, China.
Parts of buildings have collapsed in Myanmar's Mandalay province. Some roads between Mandalay and Yangon are damaged and impassable. Places including Vientiane, the capital of Laos, and Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, suffered some impacts from the earthquake.
Three people have died after the quake triggered the collapse of a high-rise building in Bangkok. Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced a state of emergency in Bangkok following the strong earthquake.
Up till now, 144 have been killed and 732 injured in Myanmar.
GDToday reached out to local residents in Myanmar and Thailand for updates on the earthquake.
Reporter | Guo Zedong, Liu Xiaodi, Zhan Manqi(intern), Wu Jinhan(intern)
Script | Guo Zedong
Video | Ou Xiaoming
Poster | Lai Meiya
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