Bangkok High-Rise Collapse: Three Dead, 81 Trapped Following Powerful Myanmar Earthquake

Bangkok High-Rise Collapse: Three Dead, 81 Trapped Following Powerful Myanmar Earthquake

Bangkok, March 28 — At least three workers have died after a 30-story high-rise under construction collapsed in Bangkok following a powerful earthquake on Friday, according to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

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Bangkok, March 28 — At least three workers have died after a 30-story high-rise under construction collapsed in Bangkok following a powerful earthquake on Friday, according to Thai Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.

The collapse, triggered by a 7.7-magnitude quake centered in Myanmar, has left 81 people trapped beneath the rubble. — AFP

Rescue personnel work after a strong earthquake struck central Myanmar earlier. — Reuters pic

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