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Local death count from Friday’s tremor rises to 18

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March 31, 2025

At least 18 people have died in Thailand as a result of the powerful earthquake which struck Myanmar on Friday, while 78 people remain unaccounted for as of yesterday, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration said yesterday.

- SUPOJ WANCHAROEN, WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

Local death count from Friday’s tremor rises to 18

The number included the 10 people who were killed at the site of the new State Audit Office building in Chatuchak district, which collapsed as the earthquake shook the capital.

The body of the 10th victim was pulled out of the rubble on Saturday. Seventy-eight workers remain unaccounted for as of yesterday, while eight people are currently receiving treatments for injuries sustained from the collapse of the 30-storey building.

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