Leaders of the Vietnamese state, government, and National Assembly, on Friday extended their condolences to Thai leaders, while Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son extended his sympathy to his Myanmar and Thai counterparts following a magnitude-7.7 earthquake that rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand earlier that day.

State President Luong Cuong sent a message of sympathy to King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered a message of condolences to Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, while National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man extended his condolences to the Speaker of the Thai House of Representatives, Wan Muhamad Noor Matha.

On the same day, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son sent a message of sympathy to Thai Minister of Foreign Affairs Maris Sangiampongsa and Myanmar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs U Than Swe.

No reports of Vietnamese nationals in Myanmar, Thailand affected by earthquake

There has so far been no reports on Vietnamese nationals in Myanmar and Thailand affected by the magnitude-7.7 earthquake in central Myanmar on Friday afternoon, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Immediately after receiving the information about the earthquake, the ministry directed Vietnamese representative agencies in Thailand and Myanmar to quickly assess the situation of Vietnamese citizens.

Vietnamese representative agencies in Myanmar and Thailand will continue to maintain contact with local authorities and Vietnamese community representatives in earthquake-affected localities to monitor the situation.

They will be prepared to deploy citizen protection measures if necessary.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Vietnamese embassies in the two countries advised people to monitor announcements and follow the instructions of local authorities to respond to earthquake aftershocks in the next 24 hours.

Vietnamese citizens in need of assistance can contact Vietnamese representative agencies in Myanmar and Thailand, or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' citizen protection hotline.

- The Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar: +95 966088 8998, email: vnembmyr2012@gmail.com

- The Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand: +66898966653, email: vnemb.th@mofa.gov.vn

- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' citizen protection hotline: +84.981.84.84.84.

On Friday afternoon, the magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar, followed by a powerful aftershock and several more moderate ones, sending tremors across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Thailand, India, and China.

Myanmar has confirmed 694 deaths in the Mandalay region alone, along with 1,670 people injured, AFP reported.

The powerful earthquake has also claimed the lives of at least nine people in Thailand.

Myanmar has declared a state of emergency in six major areas: Sagaing, Bago, Mandalay, Shan, Magway, and Naypyidaw.

The United States Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program said on Friday that fatalities could be between 10,000 and 100,000 people, and the economic impact could be as high as 70 percent of Myanmar’s GDP, Reuters reported.

The earthquake caused tremors as far as Thailand, leading to the collapse of several buildings in the capital, Bangkok. The government is mobilizing resources to rescue 81 people believed to be trapped under the rubble of a 30-story building under construction that collapsed following the earthquake in Bangkok.

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