Light signal brings hope for quake survivor of collapsed building

A group of rescuers picked up light signals and sound this Friday from what looks like a mobile phone in the rubble of the wrecked building two weeks ago in Bangkok...

Light signal brings hope for quake survivor of collapsed building

The detection of a light, likely from a mobile phone, has reignited hopes of finding survivors in the collapsed government building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district.

Officials continue their search for missing persons inside the wreckage of the Office of the Auditor General. The latest update is that the rescue team found a light signal under the wreckage, which is believed to be a signal for help from a survivor's mobile phone in Zone B.

An intermittent light, apparently coming from a mobile phone that responds to instructions, has returned hope to rescue teams in Bangkok, Thailand. Two weeks after the devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake that shook Southeast Asia, rescuers believe they have detected a possible sign of life among the rubble of a 30-storey building that collapsed in the north of the Thai capital. The unexpected signal in Chatuchak The Phetkasem Foundation, one of…

Light signals and the sound of what is believed to be a cell phone in the rubble of the building that collapsed 15 days ago in Bangkok, Thailand, are increasing hope of finding survivors, following the earthquake that devastated that region and Myanmar. The Phetkasem Foundation, which is on site providing assistance, said it had detected a light signal “possibly coming from a survivor's cell phone”, which “turned on and off at the command of the…

A group of rescuers detected on Friday, April 11, light signals and sound of what looks like a mobile phone between the rubble of the building collapsed two weeks ago in Bangkok by an earthquake, fueling the hope of finding survivors. Phetkasem Foundation, which helps from the ground in emergency tasks, reported that they detected a light signal “probably coming from a survivor’s mobile phone”, as it “fired and turned off according to the orders…