Thirty-two people are confirmed dead and 62 others are still listed as missing, as the search continues, following the collapse of the State Audit Office (SAO) building in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district on March 28th, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).

Light signal detected under Bangkok building debris raises hope of survivors

Surachai Veerawan, director of the BMA’s public disaster prevention and mitigation office, told the media today that rescuers, using machinery, managed to dig a 4m3 cavity into the debris, but still cannot reach the spot where a light signal was detected, due to a huge cement block, weighing about 10 tonnes, and a web of tangled steel rebar.

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By Thai PBS World