Worried families and rescue dogs bond during the long days of searching at Bangkok collapse

Thai Ministry offers compensation to victims of collapse

Boonsong Thapchaiyuth, secretary of the Ministry, visited the Coordination and Assistance Center for employees affected by the earthquake, where he assured that both migrant and Thai workers will receive the same treatment. Relatives of the deceased will be able to apply for compensation, which will be processed and paid within 15 days of the application. He further clarified that for workers covered by the Social Security Scheme, the employer i…

A Deadly Earthquake & Chinese Construction

BANGKOK, Thailand -- China's Belt and Road Initiative projects are being scrutinized in Thailand after Myanmar's 7.7 earthquake pancaked a 30-floor building 600 miles away which Chinese engineers were constructing in Bangkok.The incomplete skyscraper was the only building to collapse in the lightly damaged Thai capital.The disaster exposed allegedly substandard steel reinforcing rods which had snapped, reducing the building to a huge rubble pile…

Worried families, search dogs bond during long days of rescue effort in Bangkok

BANGKOK — For most of the day, somberness clouded over a makeshift shelter set up for grief-stricken relatives of dozens of workers who remain missing at the building collapse in Bangkok. They huddled together, a short distance from the rubble, awaiting news for their loved ones to be found. But for a few minutes, their faces broke out in smiles, as a group of fluffy, playful golden retrievers approached the waiting relatives on a break from the…

AP PHOTOS: Rescue dogs aid search efforts at site where Bangkok building collapsed after earthquake

BANGKOK (AP) — Sahara, Safari, Lek, Lilly and Naree are among the rescue dogs working at the site of the building that collapsed in Bangkok following Friday's earthquake.

Rescue dogs in Bangkok search and comfort after quake

From sniffing for signs of life beneath a mountain of rubble to easing the emotional toll on families, rescue dogs at the collapsed building site in Bangkok shifted roles on Wednesday (April 2), brought in to offer comfort as the search entered its fifth day. Susan Redmond, a senior K9 handler, told Reuters that the dogs give "relief" to people.

The search operation for the missing persons caused by the collapse of the new Office of the Auditor General building. The latest is that the search team heard a response from Zone B, signaling the rescue team outside to stop moving and stop making noise for more than 10 minutes. It was revealed that it was a very good signal for conversation.