Lampang district declared disaster zone after 31 mild quakes

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Lampang district declared disaster zone after 31 mild quakes

By The Nation

 

 

The Wang Nua district in Lampang has been declared a disaster zone after it was hit with 31 mild earthquakes and aftershocks, an official said on Saturday.

 

Pichet Ekparn, chief of the disaster alleviation division of Lampang Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, said the district was declared disaster zone so that government agencies could speed up efforts to help affected people.

 

The Seismological Bureau of the Meteorological Department said on Saturday that a total of 31 quakes and aftershocks occurred in Wang Nua from Wednesday to Friday.

 

Lampang provincial governor Songpol Sawattham held an urgent meeting of agencies concerned and instructed them to survey the damage to provide aid immediately.

Wang Nua assistant district chief Bamrung Khamwai said an initial survey found 72 houses, four government offices and seven temples in seven tambon were damaged.

 

He said government officials have yet to completely evaluate the damage.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30364630

 

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[connda]

Lot of damage for a rumbler at 4.9 on the Richter scale.  On the US West Coast, that's a "Ho hum" event.

[geoffbezoz]

looks like a typical Thai building crack due to poor or non existent foundations

[Dumbastheycome]

An indication  of much worse if just 1 point up on the scale. Block walls not properly tied  to anything and not internally reinforced will explode. 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, connda said:

Lot of damage for a rumbler at 4.9 on the Richter scale.  On the US West Coast, that's a "Ho hum" event.

Not considering the way dwellings are built over here, this ain't US west coast standards!

[Lupatria]

That's what you get when 50 obese Americans jump of a chair at the same time. (just in case you couldn't find anyone else to blame for the damage)