Bangkok road collapse causes chaos and evacuations
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Shortly after a portion of a busy road near a Bangkok hospital caved in, an image purportedly showing people crowding around the sinkhole was falsely shared on social media. The image contains visual errors indicative of AI-generated content,
BANGKOK: Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt confirmed on Friday (Sept 26) that emergency work to repair the major road subsidence on Samsen Road has been complicated, revealing the operation was halted after 1,
A huge sinkhole measuring 98 square feet and 160 feet deep opened up on a road in Bangkok this week, disrupting traffic and prompting evacuations, according to officials and news reports
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Watch as a Massive Sinkhole Appears in the Middle of a City Street in Bangkok
Bangkok residents were startled when a massive sinkhole opened up in the middle of the city street as people were standing nearby.
The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has pledged to repair the collapsed section of Samsen Road in front of Vajira Hospital within two weeks.
Two electricity poles and a tow truck fell into the hole. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A video posted to social media captured the moment a sinkhole swallowed a car, electrical poles and the road on Wednesday, Sept. 24, in central Bangkok, disrupting utilities, according to officials. The sinkhole opened in front of the Vajira Hospital and a police station, halting traffic.
Bangkok's Vajira Hospital reopened for all services on Friday after a massive sinkhole forced its temporary closure.