Bangkok skyscraper collapse

Thai court issues warrants over deadly quake tower collapse

[ad_1] Rescuers work at the site a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after an earthquake (AP) BANGKOK: A Thai court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for 17 people over the collapse of a Bangkok skyscraper that fell in a major earthquake, killing dozens of workers.The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit […]

Bangkok officials end search operation at the skyscraper that collapsed following an earthquake

[ad_1] Bangkok earthquake (File Photo: AP) BANGKOK: Thai authorities on Tuesday officially ended the search operation at the building under construction in the capital, Bangkok, that collapsed following an earthquake that killed dozens over a month ago.The 7.7 magnitude quake on March 28 centred in Myanmar, more than 800 miles (1,200 kilometres) away, killed at […]

‘Blink of an eye’: Survivors recount Myanmar-Thailand earthquake horror

[ad_1] The survivors of the deadly Myanmar-Thailand earthquake that killed over 1,000 recounted how they escaped death while the structures collapsed in the “blink of an eye”.As they described the scenes of devastation, rescuers detailed the challenges of reaching those still trapped beneath the rubble of collapsed buildings.The series of quakes, with 7.7 magnitude being […]