CHICAGO (WLS) – A devastating incident unfolded in Southeast Asia as a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck, causing casualties and destroying skyscrapers from Myanmar to Thailand.
A Chicago native living in Thailand spoke with ABC7 Sunday and describe the scary moments during the quake.
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Naquinna Edjang, Chicago woman who just moved to Thailand to teach, is speaking out after the devastating natural disaster.
Edjang described what it was like when the earthquake hit.
Survivor Edjang shared the terror of the experience, recounting the moment when his apartment started shaking, leading him to realize the building was moving. With neighbors rushing out, they witnessed the pool water splashing into the air, a surreal sight that confirmed the severity of the earthquake.
Edjang lives on the outskirts of Bangkok, not far where a building under construction collapsed. She escaped the quake unhurt.
The epicenter was in Mandalay, Myanmar, the country’s second-largest city, some 600 miles away from Bangkok.
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ABC News contributed to this report.
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