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Two more bodies recovered as death toll of collapsed Thai building rises to 51

Two more bodies recovered as death toll of collapsed Thai building rises to 51

By THE STAR



BANGKOK: Two more bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed 30-storey building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district, bringing the death toll to 51, a rescue official confirmed on Tuesday (April 22).


As of Tuesday morning, 43 individuals are still missing.

The under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road collapsed on March 28 following the impact of an 8.2-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, approximately 392km from Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province.

According to the rescue official, the first body was recovered from under the rubble in Zone C at around 8:20pm on Monday through digging and concrete cutting.


The second body was found beneath the debris in Zone B and was successfully recovered at around 9:37pm.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported a total of 103 victims from the incident. Of these, 51 have been confirmed dead, nine were injured, and 43 remain missing. - The Nation/ANN


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