REFILE: Bangkok rescue efforts continue past 72-hour mark, officials say hope remains

Record ID: 1987102

  • Title: REFILE: Bangkok rescue efforts continue past 72-hour mark, officials say hope remains
  • Date: 31st March 2025
  • Summary: BANGKOK, THAILAND (MARCH 31, 2025) (REUTERS) RESCUE OFFICIAL STANDING ON PILE OF COLLAPSED BUILDING AND LOOKING FOR SURVIVORS HEAVY MACHINERY MOVING RESCUE OFFICIALS CARRYING BODY OF COLLAPSED BUILDING VICTIM COVERED IN WHITE SHEET SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION CONTINUING AT COLLAPSE SITE OFFICIALS WORKING ON SITE / LIGHT ON TRUCK ENTERING SITE PICKUP CARRYING BODY MOVING OU
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  • Keywords: Cambodia Earthquake Myanmar Thailand collapsed construction quake relatives search site tremor
  • Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • City: BANGKOK, THAILAND
  • Country: Thailand
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents,Earthquakes/Volcanoes/Tsunami
  • Reuters ID: LVA001300731032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Search and rescue operations continued with hope still alive at a collapsed building site in Bangkok on Monday (March 31), even as the search surpassed the critical 72-hour window for finding survivors.
    Heavy machinery tore through layers of debris while rescue officials climbed over the rubble, scanning for any remaining signs of life.
    Bodies covered in white sheets were carried out as the death toll continued to rise.
    The massive quake, which struck Myanmar on Friday (March 28), has led to 13 confirmed deaths in Thailand, with 74 still missing as of 7.25 p.m. (1225 GMT), officials said.
    In Myanmar around 2,000 deaths have been reported.
    (Production: Artorn Pookasook, Thomas Suen, Napat Wesshasartar)
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