Scramble at 30-storey Bangkok building reduced to rubble

‘We have no time left’: Search for survivors in Bangkok tower tragedy enters crucial day

The prospects of pulling survivors from the rubble of a Bangkok tower are narrowing by the hour as the complex search and rescue effort enters a third and possibly deciding full day.

Limited chance for Bangkok skyscraper-trapped people to survive after 72 hours

In Bangkok, rescue teams are frantically searching for 117 people still missing in the rubble of a collapsed 30-story tower. France24 correspondent Jan Camenzind Broomby reports, “Standing just meters from the collapsed skyscraper, people are experiencing the smell of death. For the families and those waiting to see if their loved ones are still alive, the chances are slim, as more than 72 hours have already passed since the collapse.”

The death toll in Bangkok has risen to 17 after Friday's massive earthquake, local authorities said. Another 32 are being treated for injuries and 83 people are missing, most of them after a 30-story skyscraper collapsed in the Thai capital. It was not fully built and the victims are mainly construction workers. The earthquake, which...

In Bangkok, under the rubble of a collapsed shell, there is feverish search for survivors. ARD correspondent Florian Bahrdt reports on the difficult efforts, despite the dwindling hope of life signs.[more]]>

‘Everyone was screaming’: Quake shocks Thailand tourists

BANGKOK, March 29 — 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...

‘Car Started Moving On Its Own…’: Witnesses Recount Horror As Deadly Earthquake Crumbles Bangkok Building

The construction site of the new 30-storey government building collapsed when the quake struck, causing people to scramble to escape, jumping into cars or fleeing on foot in panic.