A Spanish tourist in the earthquake that has collapsed buildings in Bangkok: “I have been afraid, I had never lived something like that”

A strong 7.7 magnitude earthquake with epicenter in Burma has shaken several countries in Southeast Asia on Friday. Among them Thailand, where the capital, Bangkok, has suffered very serious damage. In the middle of the city is Carmen S., a young Spanish who is traveling with a friend for Thailand and has lived firsthand The earthquake on its last day in the country.

«We were in our hotel room, on a fifth floor, and everything has passed and has lasted just a few minutes. About 13.20 The building has begun to balance And we have looked at the windows. We have seen that the trees were also moving from one side to the other and we have decided to quickly go down to the street for what could happen, ”explains Carmen, who points out that a lot of fear has passed during the tremor. “I have scared a lot, I had never lived an earthquake. At 15 minutes of going down they have begun to sound alarms and have evicted all the people of the buildings around us «.

Due to the risk of replicas, and next to what They could be “thousands of people”Carmen has remained in the street with her friend during what was initially going to be an hour, from 14.00 to 15.00. “It has lengthened a lot and was very hot in the street, which was overflowing with people, the traffic was completely stopped and the few coffee shops and restaurants that were still open had very long lines.”

Luckily, according to Carmen, now about 5:00 p.m. in Bangkok the situation is “quite quiet.” «They are reopening buildings and everything is being restored. The streets are still crowded but people are no longer scared, or hide it very well ».

Now that the most serious thing has happened, and with the fear that replicas occur, the only thing Carmen thinks is how to go to the airport to return to Spain. «I leave at three in the morning and the airport and the flights are operating normally, The difficult thing will be to arrive Because if traffic is normally bad now is impossible, and the trains service at the moment is not operational ». Meanwhile, back at the hotel, collect your belongings.