Bangkok is an area of ​​earthquake risk

Thailand is drafting a regulation to declare Bangkok an earthquake-prone area after the city was hit by an earthquake of 8.4 magnitude in Indonesia, an official of the country's government on September 15 said. .

The new law will force all high-rise buildings in Bangkok and neighboring provinces to be designed to prevent earthquakes. The above document was drafted by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is being reviewed by leading Thai legal experts."Land Bangkok and it created many shocks," said Worawoot Tantiwanit, a senior official of the mineral resources agency.

"In the most recent strong earthquake in Indonesia on September 12, those present in Bangkok's high-rise buildings clearly felt the impact," the official told AFP.

Mr Worawoot said his agency is currently studying the dangers posed by three broken roads within 100km of Bangkok for the capital.

Currently, 10 of Thailand's 76 provinces are listed as earthquake-prone areas. These places are located mainly in the northwest. The proposed law proposes to include 12 provinces and cities in the central and southern regions. Last May, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred in western Laos, bordering Thailand, causing Bangkok residents to panic down the road as high-rise buildings began to shake.

Hoai Linh