EARTHQUAKE Four more bodies pulled from SAO building rubble

Four more bodies were retrieved yesterday as search operations for victims trapped under the collapsed State Audit Office (SAO) building in Chatuchak district entered their 18th day.

- WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from various agencies continued working through the rubble in zones B and C using heavy machinery and ground searches.

Between Sunday evening and yesterday afternoon, scattered human remains — including bones, limbs, and hair — were discovered in areas connecting zones A, B, and C.

Four bodies were retrieved from Zone C yesterday.

All the bodies and remains have been sent to the Police General Hospital's Forensic Institute for identification.

The Chatuchak Incident Command Post said the toll stands at 103 individu-als with 41 confirmed dead, nine injured, and 53 still missing as of yesterday.