29-03-2025, 01:20 PM
SINGAPOREAN – When a ceiling pane shattered and crashed to the ground, Singaporean Erica Liu instinctively ducked under a table with several Thai colleagues, shielding herself from the debris. The deafening noise around her sounded like relentless drilling, but within moments, a voice cut through the chaos: “It is an earthquake! Evacuate now!”
Grabbing a stranger’s hand, the 41-year-old IT specialist sprinted down the stairs from the 16th floor towards open space as tremors rocked Bangkok, where her office building was located.

Grabbing a stranger’s hand, the 41-year-old IT specialist sprinted down the stairs from the 16th floor towards open space as tremors rocked Bangkok, where her office building was located.