More powerful tools are used to remove dust from a tower in Bangkok that has been hit by the earthquake and where 72 people are still missing.
PUBLISHED: 9 Apr 2025 at 20: 47
Heavy excavating equipment was used to help authorities try to locate the 72 people who are still missing on Wednesday as efforts to clear rubble at the site of the collapsed State Audit Office ( SAO ) building continued.
Following the collapse of the under-construction tower in the Chatuchak city of Myanmar on March 28th, the search function began on Wednesday. 22 people died as of the latest dying burden.
Large equipment and research teams continued to turn throughout the morning. The biggest shovel in the country, weighing 120 kilograms, was being transported to the site, along with the 21 systems on-site, including bulldozers and crane.
A Canadian rescue squad reconnected the research efforts. Also, after heavy equipment operators had worked immediately to replace parts of the rubble, foot search teams from airborne police and the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation climbed to the top of the mountain to certain debris.
Save officers were able to walk backhoes into the northern area of the rubble pile, which is about 7 to 8 meters above ground, after clearing various areas, particularly Zones A and D.
In Zone E, more practical and material have been eliminated, increasing the scope of the search. According to authorities, clearing the lower areas may help reduce the hill in Zones C and D, making businesses more effective.
Governor of Bangkok Chadchart Sittipunt made another visit to the site on Wednesday to carefully monitor the progress and support the rescue personnel. He emphasized the value of actively looking for the missing while removing the dust.
A hoist with the capacity to raise up to 1, 000 kilos, which will help move massive debris that is preventing rescue efforts, is one significant growth. The research is anticipated to increase substantially the speed and effectiveness of the search thanks to the addition of this crane and the nation’s largest shovel.
The Institute of Forensic Medicine at Police General Hospital has received the 22 systems and a number of brain parts, according to the Royal Thai Police.
14 of the body have been returned to their communities, and 18 have been identified.