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00:00More than 17 people are in Thailand because of the magnitude 7.7 earthquake this Friday.
00:05Let's find out the situation of our countrymen there and we will be joined by a Filipina from Bangkok, Nika Pagyo.
00:13Nika, good morning.
00:15Hello, good morning, sir Arnold.
00:18How is your situation and that of our other countrymen there?
00:23At the moment, sir Arnold, it's much better compared to the past few days, especially the day of the earthquake.
00:31After the earthquake, were there any aftershocks that were also strong?
00:35According to the news, there was a magnitude 6.4 earthquake.
00:40However, we did not feel it much because it seemed like it was just the next one, sir Arnold.
00:48And the first one was really strong.
00:51Can you tell us where you were and what happened during the earthquake?
00:56At that time, I was really live-streaming.
01:00That's why we were able to capture the start of the earthquake until we evacuated and ran outside.
01:10If you watch the video, I mentioned that I felt dizzy because I really thought that I was the one who had a problem at that time.
01:21Then I noticed that the lights in front of me were swinging.
01:27At first, sir Arnold, the movement was minimal.
01:34Then it suddenly got stronger.
01:37That's when we decided to go out slowly.
01:42However, while we were going out, we heard that something was falling, sir Arnold, at that time.
01:51We couldn't figure out where the fall came from because it was so strong.
01:58I thought our building was going to collapse.
02:04That's when we ran outside because we couldn't avoid panicking at that time, sir Arnold.
02:15What floor was that building?
02:18Luckily, sir Arnold, that building was only on the second floor.
02:24That's why we were able to access it very quickly.
02:30What worried us at that time, sir Arnold, was that there might be a stampede because
02:36all the people went outside, not just in our building.
02:40Our area is like a commercial district.
02:45There are a lot of establishments and malls.
02:47That's why there were a lot of people outside.
02:50That's the second thing we were worried about.
02:52But unfortunately, it was okay after the earthquake.
02:57Nica, you were also seen in the video.
03:00We are also from the same town.
03:01How was it? Did you get hurt?
03:04So far, yes.
03:05None.
03:06Even my colleagues here, we were all okay.
03:09At one point, we were running.
03:12We were separated.
03:14We were panicking.
03:18We were looking for each other.
03:19But in the end, we were all together when we were going down.
03:24Was that the first time you experienced a stampede in your area, Nica?
03:27Actually, yes, sir Arnold.
03:30It was the first time of this magnitude.
03:33And it was so sudden because we were in a foreign country.
03:39There were language barriers.
03:42So we couldn't ask what the status was.
03:45What was happening and all.
03:48That was the trauma of that day.
03:53Have you talked to our government about this?
03:56Maybe you need help.
03:59So far, we haven't talked directly to the authorities here in Thailand, sir Arnold.
04:08However, the next day, on the 29th, we checked the status.
04:16It's slowly getting back to normal.
04:19Establishments and restaurants have reopened.
04:24So it's slowly getting back to normal.
04:28However, I feel like even though it's slowly getting back to normal,
04:33the trauma is still there.
04:36For us, we still need to be alert about what's going to happen.
04:41Was there a stampede in your area?
04:49Yes, sir Arnold.
04:52We didn't see it exactly.
04:55But I think that's what we heard.
04:59That there was a stampede when we were in the building.
05:03The stampede was so strong.
05:06We were sure that it was a rock that was shaking.
05:09That's why we thought that our building was collapsing.
05:13That's why we ran.
05:15There was also a nearby building that had cracks.
05:25How long did you feel the stampede?
05:29I felt it for about two minutes.
05:35The interval from when we were inside, we ran until we reached the ground floor.
05:40There was a slight movement, sir Arnold, when we reached the ground floor.
05:44That's when the stampede stopped.
05:47Be careful. Thank you very much, Nica Pagio, Pinay in Thailand.
05:51Thank you very much.
05:52Thank you, sir Arnold.
06:04For more information, visit www.fema.gov