Bangkok Earthquake Today: The construction of a 33-storey high-rise building in Bangkok, Thai, collapsed on Friday during an earthquake of 7.7 size, which hit the central Myanmar. The Thai Deputy Prime Minister Anutin Charnviracul ordered an urgent investigation of collapse, with a panel of an expert who was given seven days to determine the cause. But why is this building a collapse under the scanner?
Although Bangkok’s panorama is full of high -rise buildings in construction, no other projects have been similar to destruction. Experts and officials now question the structural integrity of the collapsed altitude building. A Chinese company was involved in the construction.
Tremory from an earthquake of 7.7 magnitudes concentrated in Myanmar hit Bangkok around 13:20 (0620 GMT) and shakes the building.
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17 deaths were confirmed on Sunday, with 32 injuries and 83 still missing, especially construction workers. Rescue teams use thermal imaging drones to find the survivors, with 15 people potentially live under a little.
The earthquake caused widespread destruction in Myanmar, killed over 1,600 people and injured thousands.
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According to reports, the collapsed structure was part of the project for the Office of the State Audit in Thailand (SAO), built for three years for more than two billion baht.
The building was a joint venture between the Italian Thai Development PLC (ITD) and China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd., a subsidiary of China Railway Number 10 Engineering Group Company, which holds 49% of the Telegraph UK.
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What is the Chinese rail number 10?
China Railway Number 10 (Thailand) Ltd. It is a subsidiary of the Chinese railway number 10 Engineering Group Company, which has a 49 % share – maximum foreign ownership permitted under Thai law.
The report claimed to have accompanied as a supplier of large infrastructure projects, established in 2018, founded in 2018, founded in 2018, founded in 2018.
In 2023, the company showed a net loss of 199.66 million Baht with incomes of 206.25 million baht and expenditure 354.95 million baht.
His Thai shareholders include: Sophon Meechai (40.80%), who also hold bets in five other companies; Dust Sirikhet (10.20%), with investments up to six companies; Manas Sri-Anant (less than 1%) that holds shares in ten other companies.
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Rescue workers are still trying to find survivors in Myanmar and Thailand. The earthquake destroyed the buildings, shot down the bridges and switched the roads over various areas of Myanmar.
Rescuers in the Thai capital of Bangkok also fight through the debris for workers imprisoned when a 33-storey skyscraper collapsed. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said AFP that about 10 people were confirmed killed throughout the city, most of the collapse of the skyscraper.
But up to 100 workers were still counted in the building, near the weekend market Chatuchak, which is a magnet for tourists.
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The number of victims in Myanmar has now increased to 1,644, the Reuters reported the news agency to quote AFP quoted by the Junta country.
At least 139 people remain after the earthquake in Myanmar. Rescue efforts in Mandalay – the second largest city in Myanmar, which was close to the earthquake epicenter – was limited due to power outages, as several remain imprisoned in the ruins of buildings, Al Jazeera informed. Further, Myanmar’s Anti-Coup Fighters are calling a two-week truce to focus on the relief of the earthquake
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