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Two more bodies recovered as death toll of collapsed building rises to 51

Two more bodies recovered as death toll of collapsed building rises to 51

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Search operations continue as efforts to locate the 43 missing workers remain underway.

Two more bodies have been recovered from the rubble of the collapsed 30-story building in Bangkok's Chatuchak district, bringing the death toll to 51, a rescue official confirmed on Tuesday.

As of Tuesday morning, 43 individuals are still missing.



The under-construction State Audit Office (SAO) building on Kamphaeng Phet 2 Road collapsed on March 28 following the impact of an 8.2-magnitude earthquake near Mandalay, Myanmar, approximately 392 kilometers from Thailand’s Mae Hong Son province.

According to the rescue official, the first body was recovered from under the rubble in Zone C at around 8:20 p.m. through digging and concrete cutting.



The second body was found beneath the debris in Zone B and was successfully recovered at around 9:37 p.m.

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported a total of 103 victims from the incident. Of these, 51 have been confirmed dead, nine were injured, and 43 remain missing.

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