Bangkok proclaims the disaster zone, the buildings are evacuated

Bangkok authorities announced on Friday the Thai capital “Catastroph Zone”, after a powerful earthquake in Myanmar created a push that made the buildings sharply flex, and one skyscraper built to collapse.

Bangkok Governor Chadhart Sitipunt said the most serious damage was the 33-storey building under construction. Sittipunt said 83 construction workers were trapped and three people were killed and some were saved.

“Currently, the earthquake can still lead to the impetus that forcing the Bangkok authorities to urgently evaluate the damaged areas, to monitor the risk zones and to help the victims, as well as to seek any constant dangers that may present public safety risks,” the Bangkok city town hall said.

In Myanmar – a state of emergency – several people are said to have died in early reports of local media. One lifeline said BBC in Myanmar that they believed that hundreds could be dead.

The engineers conducted hacked buildings and bridges in Bangkok for their stability, although the authorities advised people to return to buildings without serious damage. As the traffic traffic, which became famous, reached a heavy level coming on Friday night, and some large road trips closed, the authorities said the four major parks would remain open, providing water and toilet trucks.

Thailand’s stock exchange stopped trading on all the exchanges from Friday from 2:07 local time, while several Bangkok malls were closed for the rest of Friday and the BTS subway system was closed.

On Friday, offices all over the city were evacuated.

Bell Satiraprakul’s financial worker told CNBC that she had had lunch at the restaurant of her office on the ground floor in the Rotty neighborhood in the north of Bangkok when she felt a strong trembling. Employees were banned from the site until Saturday as soon as possible, unable to collect their cars.

High buildings could be seen heavily swaying when the water from the roof pools poured on the side and the items were thrown away.

Producer Nissan CNBC said he had stopped at Thailand’s production operations until the situation was rated by Thai authorities. “Nissan has put the safety of employees as a priority. Today we have confirmed that all Nissan Thailand staff are safe and evacuated. We check whether there is loss in our facilities,” the press secretary said.

Bangkok’s hospitals were registered and acted as usual.

Bangkok’s main airport, Suwarnabhumi, issued an update at 8:55 am (4:55 am et), which states that operations continue as usual. Flight data on Flightradar24 showed that planes flew and landed at both Bangkok airports. CNBC has contacted large airlines to update their activities.

The British Foreign Service said at the Myanmar Advisory University: “An earthquake has taken place at 7.7 magnet, and in Thailand it was reported strong jolts, and some damage reported by the Bangkok buildings. mass information. “

Aviation Analytics Cirium reported CNBC that it has not yet affected flight operations in Myanmar or Thailand.