Myanmar quake: Race against time for Thai rescuers as signs of life flicker at collapsed building


Relatives react as they wait for news of their loved ones at the site of the collapsed tower in Bangkok. - ST/ANN

BANGKOK: Thai emergency crews have detected signs of life and are racing against the clock to rescue dozens missing in the rubble of a collapsed high-rise building in Bangkok, as relatives gathered at the site to await news of their loved ones.

The authorities on March 29 said at least nine people were killed and 49 still missing from the 33-storey tower, which was under construction when it was brought down by the 7.7-magnitude earthquake centred in neighbouring Myanmar on March 28.

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