Three people been confirmed de.ad in Thailand’s capital after a strong earthquake that struck neighboring Myanmar, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister said on Friday
There are two locations where buildings have collapsed, said Phumtham Wechayachai.
Dozens of people are missing, after an under construction building in Chatuchak, Bangkok, collapsed this afternoon.
Rescue teams are also searching for missing people at a three-story building in the Bang Khun Thian of Bangkok.
Police dogs have been deployed to assist in the search operations, along with drones, deputy prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai said.
He said the top priority was rescuing as many survivors as possible and that extreme caution was being taken with rescue efforts. “If any signs of life are detected, responders will knock and mark the area,” he said, adding that heavy equipment would only be used when the was a clear location of a survivor.
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