Death toll rises to 20 as three more bodies recovered from collapsed building in Bangkok

A woman weeps as rescue work is underway at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed on Friday after an earthquake in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, March 29, 2025. - AP

BANGKOK: Thai rescue operations continue as efforts to locate 77 missing workers are underway.

Three more bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed 30-story building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district, bringing the death toll to 20, a rescue official confirmed on Tuesday (April 8).

The under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building collapsed on March 28 following the impact of an 8.2-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, about 392 kilometres from Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province.

The three latest bodies were found in Zones B and C after officials cleared debris and descended into a 4-metre deep hole, the official said.

The victims’ bodies will be transferred to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital for identification procedures, he added.

Rescue operations continue as efforts to locate the 77 missing workers remain underway. The Nation/ANN