Social media has been dominated by devastating movies of a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on Friday. Tremors have been felt in close by international locations, together with Thailand and Vietnam. A video, particularly, exhibiting a pair stress-free within the swimming pool of a skyscraper lodge and dashing to security in the course of the earthquake is stirring up consideration on the Web.
The now-viral footage captures a pair resting on a floating mattress within the swimming pool whereas a person chills on a sunlounger. Within the blink of an eye fixed, the pool water begins to shake violently, splashing exterior and washing away all of the floating beds from the roof. In the meantime, the visitors, together with the couple, panic and run in direction of the exit.
“Bangkok Earlier than & After Earthquake 7.1,” the caption learn.
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The video amassed quite a few reactions by social media customers, with one commenting, “Fortunately, there was no youngsters within the pool.” One other person wrote, “Omg the couple was 30 seconds from dying, fortuitously they left rapidly.”
“That is so scary,” a 3rd person mentioned.
In Bangkok, a high-rise constructing collapsed as a result of earthquake, prompting lots of of individuals to hurry out of the constructing. Based on america Geological Survey (USGS), the earthquake’s epicenter was positioned round 17.2 km from Mandalay, a metropolis with a inhabitants of roughly 1.2 million. The USGS reported that the quake struck at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles).
In the meantime, the loss of life toll in Myanmar has now reached 1,644, in line with Reuters, citing AFP and native sources. The quake has additionally left over 3,400 folks injured, as reported by AFP primarily based on the junta’s assertion. No less than 139 individuals are nonetheless lacking.
Rescue operations in Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest metropolis close to the quake’s epicenter, have been interrupted by energy outages, with many individuals nonetheless trapped underneath the rubble of collapsed buildings, Al Jazeera reported.
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