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Bangkok earthquake death toll rises to 17, dozens still missing

Mar 31, 2025

Bangkok [Thailand], March 31: The death toll in Bangkok from a 7.7-magnitude earthquake that hit Myanmar on Friday has risen to 17, Thai authorities said on Sunday, as rescue teams search for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building.
At least 83 people remain missing, authorities said, adding that 32 others have been reported injured.
Rescue teams are concentrating on a collapsed 30-storey skyscraper in Bangkok, where more people are believed to be trapped. Ten deaths have been confirmed at the site so far, but more people are thought to be under the rubble.
On Sunday rescue crews recovered the body of a worker from the skyscraper, local media reported. They used a crane and metal basket to lift the body from the debris in the early hours of Sunday, according to the Khaosod newspaper.
Source: Qatar Tribune

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