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Chiang Rai Earthquake Damage Estimated at “2 Billion Baht”

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Wallada Wiranondburapat, 34, looks at her collapsed house following an earthquake in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand

Wallada Wiranondburapat, 34, looks at her collapsed house following an earthquake in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand

CHIANG RAI – Thanawat Polwichai, director of the Centre for Economics and Business Forecasting, said the toll would have been significantly higher if the quake had struck in an area more industrialised and populated than the mountainous province of Chiang Rai.

The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Chiang Rai on Monday caused 2 billion baht in damages, a prominent economist has estimated.

The earthquake has damaged a large number of roads, temples, and residences, but no factories or industrial estates were affected, Mr. Thanawat noted.

Nevertheless, the province will still suffer from the “psychological effect” of the earthquake, such as a decrease in tourist numbers, Mr. Thanawat said. He also warned that the problem could worsen if more earthquakes with a similar magnitude hit the province in the next few months.

In the long term, potential customers of high-rise condominiums and apartments in northern cities may also be deterred from buying properties due to fears of earthquakes, Mr. Thanawat said.

However, the economist suggested that the earthquake that struck Chiang Rai on 5 May also brought long term positive outcomes, such as the renewed effort by authorities and the private sector to prepare for seismic activities in the future, namely by inspecting and designing structures to match the challenge. – Khaosod

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