Thread: Earthquake in Thailand

I think, even in Bangkok, there will be quite a few buildings that will still be standing, but will be unsafe and need to be abandoned.

^^And baking in the hot sun. Hope he pulls through.

Pics coming in from Mandalay.



Ava Bridge

Originally Posted by bsnub

BREAKING: Powerful earthquake causes skyscraper under construction to collapse in Bangkok, Thailand.

https://x.com/AZ_Intel_/status/1905513528062095649

It dropped like house of cards!

We felt it at about 2pm and all thought we were having a senior moment. Then the alarm went off and we stood in the sun for about 3 hours trying to get kids home and on busses.

Knackered now. Gonna neck a few beers to get the energy to stock up.

Our house is under construction so boss man is heading there this weekend to check for structural damage.

Daughter was worried about the dogs.

There will be many acts of extraordinary heroism occurring in Myanmar now. Studies in western societies reveal it's really only men who risk their lives to save a stranger. The gender that claims to be ethically superior rarely undertakes these risks in the US. That's not to say the sheilas are useless. They will be comforting the dying and maimed.

Originally Posted by malmomike77

BKK Post article shows the building collapse, qute dramatic, seemed to drop vertically like when they demolosh blocks

Gravity works that way.

(I'm only posting drivel because it passed me by. Maybe I was driving at the time. I'll need to work on something more dramatic to tell the grandchildren.)

Originally Posted by 39TG

There will be many acts of extraordinary heroism occurring in Myanmar now. Studies in western societies reveal it's really only men who risk their lives to save a stranger. The gender that claims to be ethically superior rarely undertakes these risks in the US. That's not to say the sheilas are useless. They will be comforting the dying and maimed.

Right, so american misogynist has connections to Thailand.

Been to Romania recently?

Anyway, condo prices will be taking a hit.

What sort of eejit would be in a concrete box 300 feet off the ground in Bangkok tonight?

Originally Posted by 39TG

Myanmar will need international assistance. I expect the international earthquake search and rescue specialists are already preparing to go.

No problem, USAID will be right on the case. Oh, wait a moment. China should be good at this kind of thing, they always have stuff collapsing.

Originally Posted by misskit

Pics coming in from Mandalay.

That's a lot of damage. Myanmar has always been an earthquake zone, you might expect things that have stood the test of time to stay standing.

Originally Posted by taxexile

The link to the video of the injured trapped worker.

He seems unable to deal with the reality of life, death and all points inbetween.

Poor thing.

Well we're not all retarded, voyeuristic rubber neckers.

Originally Posted by cyrille

What sort of eejit would be in a concrete box 300 feet off the ground in Bangkok tonight?

There was a lot of brunches being cancelled before I left work.

Anyway, condo prices will be taking a hit.

good point.

thong lor hi so will be desperate to sell at any price.
sounds like a good time to buy.

What sort of eejit would be in a concrete box 300 feet off the ground in Bangkok tonight?

Apart from a few aftershock tremors, another big one is unlikely in the near future. The pressure that had been building up as the tectonic plates along the fault line pushed against each other will have been released by the earthquake. Dont quote me on that though. Mendy knows about rocks and stuff, maybe he can give his opinion.

Originally Posted by cyrille

What's willy getting worked up about?

cos I'm not into snuff videos.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Well we're not all retarded, voyeuristic rubber neckers.

Exactly.

Originally Posted by taxexile

The link to the video of the injured trapped worker.

He seems unable to deal with the reality of life, death and all points inbetween.

Poor thing.

Perhaps you can apply your dental training and make some insightful comment on the concrete acting like teeth in a bite?

^^^ I don't think it's an exact science Tax.

The pressure will for sure build up and get periodically released, but smutty innuendos aside, was this a prelude to a larger event or will thinks stabilise for a while? You would have thought that even in Thailand these things are monitored and that the 'Thailand Geological Society will have some idea.

Poor Myanmar sits right on the boundary of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, so is no stranger to earthquakes. Things get complex at plate boundaries and I seem to remember that there was even a mini-plate called the Burma Plate, but I will have to read up on this.

This was my first personal experience of an earthquake and it felt weird, although obviously right on the periphery of things. Having spent a life at sea I'm used to movement, but this was different and not a nice feeling. My daughter (who's school was evacuated... in Korat!!!) said that her English teacher felt the 'weird' feeling and it made him light headed. Coincidentally enough, he is from Myanmar (but speaks better English than me... well, Reg Dingle at least).

Anyway, tonight I repaired our earthquake damage. The African warriors sustained only light impositions from their fall... one had lost his shield and the other one's spear had broken.

The aborigine family fared less well and I had to do some major gluing. To digress, this is really strange... but many years ago in a more happy and carefree stage of my life I once spent a couple of months in Alice Springs. A mate was a croupier at the Lasseters Hotel Casino (of 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' notoriety) and I arrived for a brief visit but ended up staying. I was driving a station wagon, much beloved of the aboriginal community, and it was broken into regularly. Also, it was a real hassle walking around town at night due to the constant unwanted hassles by the aboriginals.

It was/is a problem.

Anyway, I was told that if ever I got mugged/attacked by an aboriginal, to kick him in the ankles. Apparently that is their weak spot because they have skinny legs

OK, so I digressed, but look at my earthquake damage.

It makes you think...

The BTS has been suspended until tomorrow morning, Friday night not going to be easy to get home from work for a lot of people.

And I've seen pictures of new build high rise been deformed after the quake, would think they are pretty unstable now.

Y'all are pansies there in CM, BKK and Korat.

It was probably a magnitude 6.0 in your areas. In my hood, a 6.0 is nothing to write home about.

(I've experienced a 7 + in my childhood, a 6.0 and various 4 & 5 mini quakes. At work, we have a fire & earthquake drill every quarter as mandated by the govt.)

Kidding aside, the damage in Myanmar seems massive. Thoughts & prayers...

Originally Posted by katie23

In my hood, a 6.0 is nothing to write home about.

like your blokes, unless they are an 8 or over they aren't worth a seconds thought

^You're probably right... No comment...


Although there was this one time, at band camp... (kudos if anyone gets the reference!)

Water from a not-quite-rooftop pool spilled over due to the quake... This was in BKK.

Don't give them ideas for songkran.
On a very sad note been reading reports of 10,000 dead in Myanmar.

Originally Posted by katie23

Although there was this one time, at band camp... (kudos if anyone gets the reference!)

Originally Posted by armstrong

We felt it at about 2pm

Seems like it took about 35 minutes to get from CM to BKK.