The Royal Thai Police’s Central Institute of Forensic Science on Thursday announced that 33 victims from the collapse of the State Auditor Office (SAO) building have been positively identified.

Of these, 22 are Thai nationals, 10 are from Myanmar, and one is Cambodian…

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) reported a total of 103 victims from the incident. Of those, 44 have been confirmed dead, nine were injured, and 50 remain missing…

Pol Maj Gen Wathee Assawutmangkul, commander of the institute and spokesperson for the police Forensics Division, said the confirmed identities will be used to return the bodies to families for religious and funeral rites.

Wathee explained that the forensic team has received 41 bodies or body parts, along with 96 additional human remains. DNA samples from 97 relatives of the missing persons have also been collected for comparison. Identification methods include fingerprints, dental records, DNA testing, and physical characteristics…