State of emergency declared in Bangkok after quake – Thai PM

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.

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