'Everyone Was Screaming And Running, I Did As Well'

French tourist Augustin Gus was shopping for a t-shirt in one of Bangkok's many malls when a massive quake began shaking the building in the Thai capital.

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"Just when I left the elevator, the earth starts moving. I thought it was me...it was not me," the 23-year-old said.

"Everyone was screaming and running, so I started screaming as well."

The damage and toll was far smaller in Bangkok, with 10 people confirmed dead so far, most in the collapse of an under-construction skyscraper.