(Bloomberg) – The Myanmar military leader asked international assistance on Friday to help to deal with a powerful earthquake killed at least 144 people, the country expects to increase as soon as it continues.
The earthquakes and shocks that hit near the Earth Center were also influenced by neighboring China, Vietnam and Thailand, where the authorities stated that at least 10 people were killed after the collapse of the construction.
The number of victims and the number of injuries in Myanmar is likely to increase, said Junta Min Aung Hlaing in a video speech on the state transmitter dead.
“In some areas, the buildings collapsed, so the rescue efforts are still ongoing,” he said. “When we make extensive efforts to rescue and help, I would like to ask for help.”
Efforts to rescue and rebuilding in Myanmar, which has been under the control of military junta since 2021, can be complicated by its long -term civil war.
President Donald Trump, who spoke at the White House, said the US is in contact with the Offices in Myanmar and will help and label the incident as “terrible”. A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry said that the country is ready to provide humanitarian aid.
Myanmar has already accepted offers from India and AHA centers, regional disaster management agencies and humanitarian aid. The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said Europe was ready to provide support, while the UN has undertook initial emergency support of $ 5 million.
According to an American geological survey, an earthquake was measured on Friday 7.7, which said it was 16 kilometers (9.9 million) northwest of Sagaing, Myanmar. Around the same area was the second earthquake of 6.4, USGS said.
According to early assessment of the authorities, more than 700 people were injured in Myanmar. Major Major ZAW min, head spokesman for the ruling state administration, said that the state hospitals in Nayyidaw, all Mandalay & Sagaing are full of patients.
According to a report in the state news runoff, bridges and several buildings in the global new light of Myanmar collapsed in various areas of the country. In six provinces, an emergency state was declared, including the capital Nayyidaw and Mandalay, the second largest city of the nation, the state administration council said.
“It is highly likely that the quality of building will not generally be high enough to survive this level of shaking, and the victims will almost certainly climb as soon as it is known about the extent of the disaster,” said Bill McGuire, emeritus professor of geophysical and climatic risks at University College London. He added that the earthquake hit a saga disorder, which leads north south near large population centers.
In Thailand, 10 people were killed, 16 injured about 101 missing on three construction sites in Bangkok, including a 30 -storey building in construction that collapsed, according to Bangkok, a representative of Governor Tavid Kamolvej said in his statement.
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra described the Bangkok “emergency”.
Shares and futures exchanges have stopped trading and the bond market on the mainland has been effectively closed due to evacuation. The Pig Pig President of the Government of Amberuangtong said the telecommunications system was disturbed. The authorities said that to Bangkok trains at a distance and the increased Skytrain system in the city continued on Friday evening, while it is expected to restart the metro on Saturday.
Thailand is the main production center for electronics from components and storage devices to laptops. The main manufacturers of contracts including Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. and Quanta Computer Inc. – who build a device on behalf of many of the world’s largest consumer brands – previously stated that they had not received any reports of any impact from the region. Samsung Electronics Co., which produces many of its smartphones in Vietnam, said it had no impact in both countries.
The Thai Ministry of Finance said there were no reports of a significant impact on the economy, fiscal infrastructure or financial system. Baht dropped by 0.2% against the dollar in US afternoon trading and loss of loss of more than 0.4% earlier.
Strong earthquakes are often followed by shocks that spread to other areas, said Nguyen Xuan Anh, director of the Earthquake Center and Tsunami at the Geophysics Institute. While many places in Vietnam have clearly felt trembling, the earthquake is likely to cause damage in the country, the government said.
-S assistance by Jacob Gu and Julia Leite.
(Update with us, China comment in the sixth paragraph, Bangkok Death Toll in the 12th paragraph.)
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