State of emergency declared in Bangkok after quake – Thai PM
Rescue teams are seen at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake. Agence France-Presse
BANGKOK — Thai authorities have declared a state of emergency in Bangkok, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Friday after the city was hit by a major earthquake centered in Myanmar.
Damage was reported to buildings across Bangkok after the 7.7-magnitude quake, including a 30-storey under-construction skyscraper that collapsed in the city’s north.
READ: Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes central Myanmar, panic in Bangkok
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