PUBLISHED: 30 Mar 2025 at 20: 33
At least 18 people have died in Thailand as a result of the strong disaster which struck Myanmar on Friday, while 78 people remain unaccounted for as of Sunday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said.
The amount included the 10 people who were killed at the site of the novel State Audit Office building in Chatuchak area, which collapsed as the earthquake shook the money.
The body of the 10th prey was pulled out of the dust on Saturday. Seventy-eight staff remain unknown for as of Sunday, while eight people are currently receiving treatments for injuries sustained from the collapse of the 30-storey tower.  ,
The remaining eight incidents were reported elsewhere in the funds, including at a condominium building site where a hoist collapsed due to the force of the vibration.  ,
Three people were even injured at a building near Silom Road, when the cords of the floor they were in snapped during the disaster.
Search and rescue operations at the State Audit Office building continued on Sunday, with evacuation staff deploying a searching system given by the Israel Embassy in Thailand to help identify those who were also trapped under the dust, said Bangkok government Chadchart Sittipunt.
He said the authorities have managed to clear about 80 % of the debris which blocked a busy exit ramp along the Din Daeng expressway.
If the operation isn’t completed by the end of the day, City Hall will issue a work-from-home notice for all residents, in a bid to prevent major gridlock in the city centre, he said on Sunday.
The quake also disrupted the city’s electric rail network. As of Sunday, all of the city’s electric train lines were back in operation, except the MRT Pink Line monorail, which remained shut due to damage to the line’s power supply.
As of Sunday, City Hall had received over 9, 500 reports of building damage via the Traffy Fondue app. BMA is deploying engineers to follow up on the reports, said Mr Chadchart.