Rescue teams are no longer detecting any vital sign where it was heard on Thursday a noise attributed to a woman attached by the collapse
Thailand acknowledged on Friday that it was unable to find any survivor among the almost 80 people missing among the rubble of a skyscraper under construction in the capital after the March 28 earthquake.
“We have sought out every point we have achieved, every breach and slit. We have not found survivors in these spaces,” said Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt.
During a press conference, the politician noted that the rescue teams are no longer detecting any vital sign where he was heard on Thursday a noise attributed to a woman attached by the collapse.
“It’s a sad time for everyone, but we believe that [as equipas de socorro] They did their best, “said the mayor.
Authorities estimate that 15 bodies have been recovered from the place where the future auditor’s future office was being built, while 79 workers are missing, from the more than 300 who were at the workplace at the time of collapse.
“As much as we excavated, everything we found were steel beams and narrow openings,” said the governor, highlighting the complex task faced by the operation after the collapse of the building of more than 30 floors located in the north of the city and near the Chatuchak tourist market.
Chadchart indicated that, from Friday, the mission will focus on the recovery of bodies and the demolition of parts of the project, resuming the use of heavy machinery, which was temporarily suspended after the detection of life signals.
This although an emergency team continues to monitor possible vital signs, the politician emphasized.
“If we detect any [sinal de vida]we will send the rescue team. [A maquinaria pesada] It will allow us to open more areas, “said the governor.
According to experts, rubbish removal work can take up to 60 days.
On March 28, an earthquake of 7.7 magnitude on the Richter scale, with epicenter in Myanmar (formerly Burma) was felt in several Southeast Asia countries, including Thailand, where a total of 22 people died in the capital, including 15 in the building that collapsed.
In Myanmar, the number of earthquake caused by the earthquake reached 3,085, according to the latest balance of the military junta that is in power, released on Thursday.
In a brief statement, the Burmese military added that 4,715 people were injured and 341 remain missing. Search and rescue teams continue to work on the ground.
On Wednesday, the Military Junta declared a ceasefire until April 22 in the ongoing civil war in the country, to facilitate help to the population, the state television of Myanmar said.
The announcement, made through a military statement, was continued to cease unilateral temporary fogs, declared by armed resistance groups that oppose the military regime.
