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REVEALED: National checks find 34 buildings badly damaged | Rare Historical Photos

The site of the new State Audit Office in Chatuchak district of Bangkok is cordoned off after it collapsed during the March 28 Myanmar earthquake. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

Post-earthquake inspections confirmed that 34 buildings across Thailand were severely damaged and have since been declared off-limits.

A total of 3,375 buildings underwent checks by the Department of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (DPT) and the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA). Of these, 3,130 buildings were deemed safe, while 211 suffered moderate damage.

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