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Donegal Tiktokker Travis Price has shared the terrifying moments of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake rocking Bangkok.
Travis, aka Travis Leon, who has been living and working in Thailand since 2021, has a huge following across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
As the 7.7m quake struck Myanmar at lunchtime, Travis filmed the moment the massive earthquake was felt in central Bangkok.
Travis said he was in his apartment, on the 40th floor of his building, when the tremors began.
“The room was swaying side to side, I thought I was having vertigo,” he told followers.
Travis had to run down the security stairs of his apartment block, which took twenty minutes, to get outside to safety.
“Everything was falling, that was ****ing terrifying,” he said.
Travis shared footage of rooftop swimming pools splashing and overtopping with the tremors, as well as building fragments falling and the sound of panicked screams.
@travisleon1 Hope everyone is ok #bangkokearthquake ♬ original sound – Travis Leon
Video: https://www.tiktok.com/@travisleon1
The epicentre of the earthquake was about 17.2km from the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, which has a population of about 1.5 million.
In Bangkok, a high rise building collapsed with at least 43 are thought to be trapped and two people were killed in the incident.
It’s also reported that at least three people were killed after a mosque collapsed in Myanmar.
Thailand prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has declared a state of emergency.
