Moment Bangkok high-rise under construction collapses

Workers are feared trapped following the collapse of a high-rise building under construction in Thailand's capital.

Forty-three construction workers are missing after an unfinished high-rise building collapses hundreds of miles away in Bangkok

A 7.7 magnitude quake struck in neighbouring Myanmar on Friday at a depth of 10km, followed by a strong aftershock, according to the US Geological Survey.

Workers can be seen fleeing the scene in the Chatuchak neighbourhood.

Elsewhere in the city, crowds rushed onto the streets in panic as buildings swayed and water cascaded over from rooftop pools

Massive Myanmar earthquake causes widespread destruction with dozens trapped in collapsed Bangkok building

The epicentre was located 16km (10 miles) north-west of the city of Sagaing at a depth of 10km, the USGS adds

 

 

There are reports of roads buckling in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw, with strong tremors felt elsewhere in Thailand and in south-west China

 

Myanmar has been in political turmoil since a military junta seized power in a 2021 coup. Getting information on the ground is difficult

 

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