Bangkok, March 31, 2025 (AFP) - Thai authorities probe collapse at quake-hit construction site

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2025-03-31

Authorities in Thailand are investigating possible factors that led to the devastating collapse of a Bangkok construction site, where dozens remained missing on Monday, three days after a massive earthquake centred in Myanmar. The planned skyscraper was to house government offices, but the shaking reduced the structure to a pile of rubble in seconds. The collapse is the worst damage inflicted in Thailand by the 7.7-magnitude quake, which caused w......

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