<p>Bangkok: Two rescue dogs in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/thailand">Thailand </a>switched roles briefly on Wednesday to provide emotional support following five days spent sniffing for signs of life in a mountain of rubble left after a tower crumbled in last week's earthquake.</p><p>To soothe the families of some of the 72 still missing, the two golden retrievers wearing orange vests met relatives in a temporary shelter.</p><p>Children patted their heads while others murmured softly to them, entrusting the canines with the task of carrying their hopes into the rubble when they resume their usual activity.</p><p>The brief interaction brought a small sense of comfort, said Chanpen Keawnoi, whose mother and younger sister are missing.</p><p>"They said as long as the dog keeps barking when they hear a signal, there’s still a chance someone could be alive," she added.</p>.Thailand says collapsed Bangkok tower used sub-standard steel.<p>The dogs performed their new task for a few hours while rescue teams waited for further instructions on the search.</p><p>Search and rescue efforts in Bangkok have stretched more than 100 hours, with 15 deaths and no survivors found by early on Wednesday.</p><p>When not engaged in rescue, search dogs can also be a source of comfort, said Susan Redmond, a senior K9 handler and lead training instructor.</p><p>"A dog has amazing powers, and touching a dog really gives some nice relief for people, so it’s good emotional support," said Redmond, adding that the dogs were well-trained and could carry out dual roles.</p><p>The only building to completely crumble in the Thai capital, the 30-storey structure was under construction when Friday's quake of magnitude 7.7 in neighbouring Myanmar brought it crashing down.</p><p>The fall took mere seconds, video taken by witnesses showed. An anti-graft watchdog said it had flagged irregularities in the construction before the collapse and officials have said substandard steel was been found amid the wreckage.</p><p>Thailand has ordered safety inspections by owners of about 11,000 private high-rise buildings after the quake. Surveys of 3,375 government buildings nationwide found 34 with severe damage, authorities said on Wednesday. </p>
<p>Bangkok: Two rescue dogs in <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/thailand">Thailand </a>switched roles briefly on Wednesday to provide emotional support following five days spent sniffing for signs of life in a mountain of rubble left after a tower crumbled in last week's earthquake.</p><p>To soothe the families of some of the 72 still missing, the two golden retrievers wearing orange vests met relatives in a temporary shelter.</p><p>Children patted their heads while others murmured softly to them, entrusting the canines with the task of carrying their hopes into the rubble when they resume their usual activity.</p><p>The brief interaction brought a small sense of comfort, said Chanpen Keawnoi, whose mother and younger sister are missing.</p><p>"They said as long as the dog keeps barking when they hear a signal, there’s still a chance someone could be alive," she added.</p>.Thailand says collapsed Bangkok tower used sub-standard steel.<p>The dogs performed their new task for a few hours while rescue teams waited for further instructions on the search.</p><p>Search and rescue efforts in Bangkok have stretched more than 100 hours, with 15 deaths and no survivors found by early on Wednesday.</p><p>When not engaged in rescue, search dogs can also be a source of comfort, said Susan Redmond, a senior K9 handler and lead training instructor.</p><p>"A dog has amazing powers, and touching a dog really gives some nice relief for people, so it’s good emotional support," said Redmond, adding that the dogs were well-trained and could carry out dual roles.</p><p>The only building to completely crumble in the Thai capital, the 30-storey structure was under construction when Friday's quake of magnitude 7.7 in neighbouring Myanmar brought it crashing down.</p><p>The fall took mere seconds, video taken by witnesses showed. An anti-graft watchdog said it had flagged irregularities in the construction before the collapse and officials have said substandard steel was been found amid the wreckage.</p><p>Thailand has ordered safety inspections by owners of about 11,000 private high-rise buildings after the quake. Surveys of 3,375 government buildings nationwide found 34 with severe damage, authorities said on Wednesday. </p>