Bangkok: Mobilize officers and heavy machinery to search for people trapped under the rubble of the Office of the Auditor General building. Throughout the afternoon, in addition to mobilizing a team of officers and heavy machinery to urgently search for the missing persons from the collapsed Office of the Auditor General building, a 20-meter depth scanning technology was also used to assist in the search.
According to Thai News Agency, although 48 hours have passed since the search for the bodies of those still trapped under the collapsed Office of the Auditor General building, families, relatives, and friends of the Thai, Burmese, and Cambodian workers are still waiting relentlessly, hoping to find the surviving workers.
While the authorities continue to search continuously, in addition to bringing in 200-ton, 500-ton, and 600-ton cranes, as well as heavy machinery and backhoes, totaling more than 15 vehicles, to dismantle and clear the remains of concrete and steel, drones and scanning technology weighing approximately 3 kilograms are also being used to help search. The operation involves experts bringing the scanner onto a crane to scan the wreckage, which is efficient and can accurately survey depths of up to 20 meters. The information will then be forwarded to experts to determine the location where it is believed that someone may be trapped inside, allowing the operation to proceed more quickly.
Assoc. Prof. Thawida, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, who visited the area to follow up on the search mission, said that now is a crucial time when officials are trying their hardest to find survivors. They are urgently using international equipment and experts to scan for vital signs, which must be done carefully, especially the structure at the top of the collapsed building, because it was found that there was a cavity in the middle. Therefore, small machines, robots from educational and technological institutes, and a 20-meter depth scanner were used to help scan the inside structure first, for the safety of officials and those still trapped inside.