PUBLISHED: 8 Apr 2025 at 03: 30
Director of the Thailand Rescue Dog Association, Suthikiet Sopanik, announced yesterday that K9 USAR Thailand had finished its 11-day search of the collapse site of the State Auditorium ( SAO ).
According to Mr. Suthikiet, the team spent 11 days at the scene of the March 28 disaster, which successfully completed the 7 to 10 day mission set out by the Thai urban search and rescue ( Usar ) team.
The K9 staff concluded their mission to stop potential harm to both the dogs and team members, according to Mr. Suthikiet after conducting a comprehensive evaluation.
He also confirmed that the people and connected organizations provided generous support and care despite the fact that neither the team nor the dogs were hurt during the objective. dishes, supplies, funds, and personal support were provided.
He said,” We’d like to thank everyone for their help.” ” Whenever a catastrophe strikes, we will always be with the patients.”
The team, in Mr. Suthikiet’s opinion, could only use its sniffer dogs to detect possible locations and not save any survivors.
The K9 team will now begin making visits to all the organizations and foundations that supported them, including Chatuchak district residents and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( BMA ), who provided necessities like food, water, and bathing facilities for both team members and rescue dogs.
The K9 group set up 11 save dogs, which were rotated between three and four animals, and each worked eight hours. 10 puppies from United SAR K9, three from the military’s War Dog Centre, four from Police K-9, and five from the Thai Volunteer SAR Dog system are among the various dog rescue teams that have come to the area.
Prior to today’s case conference, Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul is scheduled to deliver the findings of the investigation into the collapse of the SAO building to Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. This is in addition to her order from April 1st to collect the findings in a few days.
Ms. Paetongtarn instructed several ministries to improve disaster preparedness and incorporate disaster and catastrophe education into school curricula during the cabinet meeting next Tuesday.