A strong earthquake that hits Myanmar and witnesses about the collapse of buildings in Mandalay

A strong earthquake struck in the middle of Myanmar today, Friday, which led, according to witnesses, the collapse of several buildings in Mandalay, the second largest city in the country.

The American Geological Survey reported that the earthquake force amounted to 7.7 degrees and was a depth of ten kilometers. It was followed by a strong shock.

The earthquake center was about 17.2 km from Mandalay, which has a population of about 1.5 million.

There has been no comment from the Myanmar authorities on the damage yet.

Publications on social media from Mandalay showed collapsed buildings and scattered debris in the city’s streets.

“We all escaped from the house when everything began to vibrate. I witnessed the collapse of a five -storey building in front of my eyes. All the residents of my city are on the street, and no one dares to return inside“.

The buildings in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, were shaken about a thousand kilometers south, while hundreds of homes were rushed out of the homes amid a state of panic.

The National Institute of Emergency Medicine in Thailand announced the killing of at least a person and the rescue of 42 who were trapped under the rubble of a building under construction in Bangkok.

According to Agence France -Presse, quoting the Thailand government that the authorities announced a state of emergency in Bangkok.

The Chinese Xinhua Agency reported that strong earthquakes felt by the residents of Yunnan region southwest of the country, located on the border with Myanmar, but there were no victims that he was reported..