Bangladesh citizens now staying in Thailand and Myanmar have so far remained safe after a massive earthquake struck the two Southeast Asian countries on Friday, killing around 150 people.
鈥楴one of our citizens have been affected by the earthquake so far. We have learned that a 30-story under-construction building in Bangkok collapsed due to the quake,鈥� said Md Fahad Pervez Bosunia, Counsellor (Labour Welfare) at the Bangladesh embassy in Bangkok.
He said that most of the construction workers there were from Myanmar.
He mentioned that they were in contact with the relevant authorities for further updates.
鈥榃e have not received any reports of Bangladeshi casualties so far,鈥� the counsellor told 抖阴精品 around 10:40 PM.
Bangladesh citizens in Myanmar were also reported safe after the earthquake struck the country, according to the United News of Bangladesh, quoting Bangladesh's Ambassador to Myanmar, Faiyaz Murshid Kazi.
In Mandalay, Myanmar鈥檚 second-largest city, which is close to the epicentre, the earthquake caused damage to part of the former royal palace and nearby buildings, according to videos and photos shared on Facebook.
In the Sagaing region, southwest of Mandalay, a 90-year-old bridge collapsed, the UNB report stated.
The earthquake, which hit Myanmar and Thailand on Friday, killed nearly 150 people and injured hundreds, with dozens trapped in collapsed buildings.
The death toll might rise, according to Agence France-Presse, reporting from Naypyidaw, Myanmar.
The shallow 7.7-magnitude tremor struck northwest of the city of Sagaing in central Myanmar in the early afternoon, followed minutes later by a 6.4-magnitude aftershock, according to the AFP report.
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