Urgent evacuations underway: Reporters in Bangkok experience aftershocks as multiple buildings shake

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2025.03.31 14:21

A number of high-rise buildings in Bangkok, Thailand, today (March 31) at noon activate the emergency evacuation due to seismic sensations.

Construction sites were also stopped. Workers walked out of the road and waited for the aftershocks to pass before resuming work. (DotDotNews)

DotDotNews's correspondents in Bangkok to see, there are high-rise residential occupants to receive a prompt message, have withdrawn to the safe zone.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has called for the immediate evacuation of all buildings and reminded the public to be alert to the possibility of aftershocks.

In a statement issued at noon, the Thai Meteorological Department (TMD) said that the aftershock of the March 31 earthquake in Myanmar was relatively small and was not expected to have a major impact on Thailand, as tremors were felt in high-rise buildings in several areas of Bangkok. Nevertheless, a large number of people took refuge in open areas.

(Reported by Alan Mak, Jack Wang/Edited by Kiki Zhang)

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