Friday, March 28, 2025

Thai PM declares emergency in Bangkok over earthquake





Thai PM declares emergency in Bangkok over earthquake



An injured man is rescued at a construction site where a building collapsed in Bangkok on March 28, 2025. — AFP pic

Friday, 28 Mar 2025 4:27 PM MYT


BANGKOK, March 28 — 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 centred 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. — AFP

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