A Brazilian tourist in Bangkok, Thailand lived moments of terror during a earthquake who hit the region at dawn on Friday (28). Marisa Abel, who was staying on the 15th floor of a hotel, woke up with the building moving “as if inside a boat.”
“The first reaction was earthquake. I never had an earthquake in my life, but it was the first thing that came to my head,” Marisa reported.
She described the moment as a terrifying, with the building swinging from side to side. “I thought about getting the phone and leaving, but we didn’t have the warning yet,” he added.
Hotel Evacuation
Minutes after the initial tremor, an evacuation alert was issued. Marisa and her partner went down 15 floors on the stairs, driven by fear. “Terror and fear is so great that we didn’t even feel,” she said about the descent.
After evacuation, guests were directed to a nearby park due to the possibility of a Tremor . In a heat of 37 ° C, they waited for about half an hour until they were allowed to return to the hotel, where engineers would evaluate the safety of the structure.
Impact on travel plans
The incident occurred on the first day of Marisa’s stay in Bangkok, part of a five -day trip through Asia. “Our schedule was all canceled and they decreed emergency,” he explained. Despite the fright, she plans to continue her trip in the region.
Local authorities ordered guests to keep their belongings essential, such as money, cards and passports by hand, preparing for a possible new evacuation. The situation remains uncertain, with the possibility of new tremors not discarded by the authorities.
This content was originally published in “I thought I was going to die,” says Brazilian on earthquake in Thailand on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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