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Rescue Efforts Continue in Bangkok as Scanner Detects 70 Signs of Life


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A US Military scanner has identified 70 potential signs of missing individuals within the rubble of the collapsed State Audit Office building in Bangkok. The collapsed sections between the 17th and 21st floors were the sites of intense focus as many of the missing were reportedly working there during Friday's earthquake.

 

Bangkok's deputy governor, Tavida Kamolvej, noted that of the 70 detected signs, only six have been confirmed as human bodies. The remainder are still unconfirmed amid the chaos of the collapsed multi-storey structure. With floors pancaked upon each other, identifying precise locations and navigating the debris pose significant challenges to rescue teams.

 

Rescuers face a daunting task. The 30-storey building was still under construction, which means there's no comprehensive blueprint to guide the rescue efforts. Excavation is painstakingly slow due to metre-thick walls and the precarious state of the site. Heavy machinery cannot be used safely, forcing workers to clear debris manually from the top down.

 

 

 

As the operation enters its fifth day, rescuers are continually adapting their strategies to maximise survival chances for those potentially trapped beneath the rubble. So far, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has confirmed 13 fatalities and 19 injuries, with many still unaccounted for.

 

The situation remains urgent and dynamic, as the rescue mission strives to bring closure and aid to those affected by the disaster, reported Bangkok Post.

 

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-- 2025-04-01

 

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11 hours ago, Peabody said:

What the mutha-<deleted> <deleted>??

Chinese caught removing documents, plans. Released but the cops have the paper, reams of it as shown on a news channel. 

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Just now, AustinRacing said:

Ok let me explain it slowly. Grab truckloads of people, start removing debris immediately, increase chance of recovering alive people. Instead of forming committees to discuss, walk around taking photos (I’ve seen this myself. People in uniform). It’s only one building. Not hard to do. Days later progressing slowly instead of actually doing stuff. 

That is the Thai way form a committee have a free lunch and do nothing !!  instead of as you say grab truck loads of people and shift it, they are now saying they need special gear,  is a shovel special gear, because the danger of cave in ?? ok as you get close easy off but these trapped  people can not wait

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16 minutes ago, AustinRacing said:

Ok let me explain it slowly. Grab truckloads of people, start removing debris immediately, increase chance of recovering alive people. Instead of forming committees to discuss, walk around taking photos (I’ve seen this myself. People in uniform). It’s only one building. Not hard to do. Days later progressing slowly instead of actually doing stuff. 

 

Did you say days later...

 

People should stop saying this a rescue mission.....That was pretty much over a few days ago..

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13 hours ago, Peabody said:

What the mutha-<deleted> <deleted>??

Right?! Any construction project I’ve ever been involved has extremely detailed and comprehensive blueprints/plans. 
Go figure 

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2 hours ago, Colabamumbai said:

Chinese caught removing documents, plans. Released but the cops have the paper, reams of it as shown on a news channel. 

Ah gotcha. Making sense now. Thank you 🙏 

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I heard yesterday that it's not a search and rescue anymore. 

It's now a cleanup which is a very different technique and likely to result in no more survivors being found. 

I'm still baffled by how a building 1200kms from the epicentre can fall 🤔 

Chiang Mai had some water overflow swimming pools and that's all. 

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Just now, QPRFC said:

I heard yesterday that it's not a search and rescue anymore. 

It's now a cleanup which is a very different technique and likely to result in no more survivors being found. 

I'm still baffled by how a building 1200kms from the epicentre can fall 🤔 

Chiang Mai had some water overflow swimming pools and that's all. 

Coruption !! 

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2 hours ago, AustinRacing said:

Ok let me explain it slowly. Grab truckloads of people, start removing debris immediately, increase chance of recovering alive people. Instead of forming committees to discuss, walk around taking photos (I’ve seen this myself. People in uniform). It’s only one building. Not hard to do. Days later progressing slowly instead of actually doing stuff. 

 

Right after the photo ops of all the bigwigs in their shiny new suits with hardhats on are finished, priorities my friend, priorities.

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2 hours ago, QPRFC said:

I heard yesterday that it's not a search and rescue anymore. 

It's now a cleanup which is a very different technique and likely to result in no more survivors being found. 

I'm still baffled by how a building 1200kms from the epicentre can fall 🤔 

Chiang Mai had some water overflow swimming pools and that's all. 

 

When you build a house of cards, any vibration will make it collapse.

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6 hours ago, QPRFC said:

I'm still baffled by how a building 1200kms from the epicentre can fall 🤔 

Chiang Mai had some water overflow swimming pools and that's all. 

 

The quake in Bangkok was significantly amplified by the subsurface geology. 

 

The geology of Chiang Mai and most other area's of Thailand is significantly different, older, harder, the energy dissipated - the localised magnitude of the quake in Chiang Mai was significantly less than Bangkok.

 

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