Ceredigion teacher thought she was going to die when caught up in Bangkok earthquake

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00:00These doors were just slamming back and forth, and then I came out and the wall literally

00:08cracked.

00:09Those who felt Friday's tremor said it was terrifying.

00:13I wasn't sure what was going on, but I was like, I need to get out of here.

00:17Oh, it was so, so terrifying.

00:20One of those was teacher Isabel Willis, originally from New Quay in Keredigion. She's been living

00:26in Bangkok for six months.

00:28I basically ran out of my room, and then I looked up at my wall and I could just see

00:34it crack. I have a massive crack in my wall, so I was like, wow, this is how people die.

00:47And panic kicked in.

00:49I could just see people running, sprinting down to the stairwell, so I just followed

00:56and just desperate to get out, really. I had no idea. I thought, just, this is it.

01:03The magnitude 7.7 quake was felt in Myanmar, Thailand and southwest China, and despite

01:11the large-scale destruction, relief as people are pulled from under the rubble.

01:17You can see this is all cracked up.

01:22Meanwhile in Bangkok, Isabel, along with the other residents, managed to leave the

01:26building safely, but some had minor injuries.

01:29It was just a surreal experience. I think I'm devastated for the people in Myanmar too.

01:37It's just awful.

01:39Three days later, there are more calls for help with rescue efforts. Many are still missing,

01:47and every minute counts.

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