Chinese engineers and US military aid Bangkok rescue efforts after quake collapses building

Record ID: 1986634

  • Title: Chinese engineers and US military aid Bangkok rescue efforts after quake collapses building
  • Date: 29th March 2025
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (MARCH 29, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CRANES LIFTING METAL DEBRIS AT COLLAPSED BUILDING SITE MEDICS HOLDING MEETING AT SITE OFFICIAL STANDING IN FRONT OF RESCUE INFORMATION BOARD OFFICIAL USING COMMUNICATION DEVICE MEDICAL TEAM BRIEFING IN FRONT OF DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL SERVICES, TAWEESIN VISANUYOTHIN (LEFT) TAWEESIN SPEAKING MEDICAL T
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  • Keywords: AID Bangkok Building collapse China Earthquake Excavators Myanmar Rescure teams Search and rescue Thailand Tremors USA
  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • City: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
  • Reuters ID: LVA001268929032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: US military personnel, Chinese technical experts and medical teams, joined Thai authorities on Saturday (March 29) in an intensive operation at the site of a collapsed 33-storey building in Bangkok, where dozens are feared trapped.
    Cranes were seen lifting debris as rescue workers and trucks moved in and out of the restricted zone, while medics gathered at a mobile command post to prepare for potential lifesaving efforts.
    “Once we detect vital signs or manage to reach someone trapped in the rubble, it becomes us, the medical team, to step in,” said Thailand’s director-general of medical service, Taweesin Visanuyothin.
    Rescue efforts remain challenging as bringing in specialised equipment is difficult due to the building’s height and the many unpredictable conditions inside, said Liu Qiang, a Chinese engineer assisting at the site.
    Friday's 7.7 magnitude quake, among the biggest to jolt the Southeast Asian nation in the last century, crippled airports, bridges and highways amid a civil war that has wrecked the economy and displaced millions.
    (Production: Thomas Suen, Napat Wesshasartar)
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