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There were a number of bodies under the rubble which I can smell and Nearby, a Buddhist monk is holding prayers with families of those who have died. Residents can't go back to their homes and are living on the streets.

There were a number of bodies under the rubble which I can smell and Nearby, a Buddhist monk is holding prayers with families of those who have died. Residents can't go back to their homes and are living on the streets.

I'm in Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, at the Kaye Housing Estate in Zabultidi Township.

I'm in Myanmar's capital, Naypyidaw, at the Kaye Housing Estate in Zabultidi Township.

The ground floor has completely sunk into the ground and the entire structure has cracks.

The ground floor has completely sunk into the ground and the entire structure has cracks.

Nearby, a Buddhist monk is holding prayers with families of those who have died. Residents can't go back to their homes and are living on the streets and in their vehicles.

Nearby, a Buddhist monk is holding prayers with families of those who have died. Residents can't go back to their homes and are living on the streets and in their vehicles.

I'm sitting on the bridge that overlook into the side from a little bit of the bird eye view. We have seen that there's like high of concrete as tall as about three story building. That's high up, that's collapsed, was actually 30 story building that was on construction. At the moment, I see that there's a lot of rescue people.

I'm sitting on the bridge that overlook into the side from a little bit of the bird eye view. We have seen that there's like high of concrete as tall as about three story building. That's high up, that's collapsed, was actually 30 story building that was on construction. At the moment, I see that there's a lot of rescue people.

There's a lot of police, also a lot of military personnel that went inside and stayed inside of the field. At the moment, the scene is already quite dark. It's already about to be 7 p.m. in the afternoon, local time. We have seen that the Prime Minister has arrived at the scene. As you say, it was a 30-story building that was under construction.

There's a lot of police, also a lot of military personnel that went inside and stayed inside of the field. At the moment, the scene is already quite dark. It's already about to be 7 p.m. in the afternoon, local time. We have seen that the Prime Minister has arrived at the scene. As you say, it was a 30-story building that was under construction.

And the Thai authorities have declared the city of Bangkok...

And the Thai authorities have declared the city of Bangkok...

Ja, so the Bangkok governors and a lot of the Prime Minister is already at the scene as well and they're inspecting. And for the beginnings, about two, three hours after the collapse and after the shakiness that happened around 1 p.m., a lot of school has been instructed to send their kids back home.

Ja, so the Bangkok governors and a lot of the Prime Minister is already at the scene as well and they're inspecting. And for the beginnings, about two, three hours after the collapse and after the shakiness that happened around 1 p.m., a lot of school has been instructed to send their kids back home.

A lot of office workers, they are advised not to go back inside of the total building for two, three hours because people were afraid of the aftershock that will come after that. But yeah, at the moment, at the scene, where we are, at the check-to-check, where the buildings collapse, you can't actually, the car can't get in, because it's full of rescue cars.

A lot of office workers, they are advised not to go back inside of the total building for two, three hours because people were afraid of the aftershock that will come after that. But yeah, at the moment, at the scene, where we are, at the check-to-check, where the buildings collapse, you can't actually, the car can't get in, because it's full of rescue cars.