It is unclear if those seven are still alive. Neither is it clear if the signs of life detected on Sunday morning had continued through the day.
The heat in Bangkok has been extreme – 36 degrees and humid on Saturday – but there was modest relief on Sunday, and a cloudy 31 degrees is again forecast for today.
Anutin, the PM, has cited the concept of a “golden 72 hours”, in which the possibility of at least some of the trapped workers surviving without food and water remained fair. Beyond this, the chances are greatly diminished, though not entirely hopeless.
The grim marker will pass about 1pm today (5pm AEDT).
Rescuers work at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed on Friday.
Rescuers work at the site of an under-construction high-rise building that collapsed on Friday.Credit: AP
One of them is a labourer, Aung Khim Zaw. On Sunday, this masthead met his niece and nephew, who were keeping vigil and relaying what little news they could to the families back in Myanaung.
Later that evening, they sent the devastating news that search and rescue teams had discovered their uncle’s body.
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