Bangkok death toll: Waiting for a miracle after earthquake building collapse

Bangkok death toll: Waiting for a miracle after earthquake building collapse

I’ve been looking at this mound of death for days. Those poor people trapped inside. What they endured, where they might be.

Search operation for missing persons after the collapse of the new Office of the Auditor General building. The latest update is that officers are rushing to lift large concrete slabs before searching for those trapped after receiving a signal for help. It is believed that there is still hope because the call for help is a great encouragement for officers.

The day Bangkok crumbled

Last Friday I was on my 15th-floor balcony with an early afternoon coffee, watching dogs play among the banana trees below. It was strangely quiet. Looking across the skyscrapers that form my horizon, I noticed the 137 Pillars – a luxury high-rise hotel famous for its rooftop pool perched 37 storeys above my own street.

Chadchart wants B9m for seismographs

Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt will propose a 9-million-baht budget for procuring earthquake measurement devices for eight high-rise hospitals.

Among the rubble of the collapse of an office building under construction in Bangkok, which was caused by the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that shook several countries in Asia last week, rescue teams detected possible signs of life. This was communicated by Chadchart Sittipunt, who is the governor of the capital of Thailand. Heavy machinery operations stopped after recording a possible human response, which identify as the voice of a woman. It is es…

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announces the end of the disaster in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, except for the construction area of the new Office of the Auditor General building in Chatuchak District On April 3, 2025, Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced the announcement of the Bangkok Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Command Center regarding the end of the disaster in the Bangkok Metropolitan Area, except for the constructio…