PUBLISHED: 29 Mar 2025 at 15: 09
More than 700 cases of structural damage in the capital will be examined by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ), according to Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt, who was notified on Friday that a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in neighboring Myanmar had left shockwaves all over the country.
The government claimed on Saturday that the BMA has received 2, 000 reports of injury as a result of the earthquake. These reports have a first priority in an initial evaluation, with the most serious circumstances being examined first.
” We likely start right away,” he declared. Our Traffy Fondue method enables the initial inspection of GPS locations, according to Mr. Chadchart. Volunteer engineers can do surveys without having to go to each location for simple screening.
The department of public runs has decided to check government buildings while the BMA checks on citizen information, according to Bangkok lieutenant governor Wisanu Subsompon.
Over 700 cases are expected to be treated in the next day, he continued, with inspections scheduled to be conducted according to intensity.
Bangkok has been designated a disaster area in the wake of the earthquake in Myanmar, according to City Hall’s news release on Friday. The government is in charge of organizing the answer.