In Thailand, a huge sinkhole (30m wide, 20m deep) swallowed part of a street near a Bangkok hospital, Caused by water leaks during maintenance. Thankfully no one was hurt.https://t.co/JyWwNaf7MW

— THE GLOBAL NEWS. (@THE_GLOBE_N) https://twitter.com/THE_GLOBE_N/status/1971288815248777557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The 900-square-meter crater plunged roughly 50 meters deep, carving through four lanes of asphalt and stopping just short of a police station. Authorities report three vehicles were damaged, but, miraculously, no casualties were reported according to https://apnews.com/article/thailand-bangkok-sinkhole-road-collapse-f9278e530ca3b93e152cfab6c961dbd7

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Officials pointed to ongoing underground construction as the likely trigger: soil leaking into a train tunnel beneath the street appears to have undermined the foundation, rupturing water lines, which accelerated the collapse.

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Bangkok’s governor ordered evacuations for nearby hospital wards and the adjacent police station, while crews scrambled to stabilize the site amid the city’s monsoon conditions.

This morning, look at the rescuers as a huge sinkhole appeared, collapsing sections of a busy road in Bangkok, Thailand. https://t.co/xVcto523gT

— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) https://twitter.com/WeatherMonitors/status/1970872097741090841?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Emergency efforts are now in overdrive: over 50,000 sandbags, rocks and debris have been deployed to plug the gaping hole and stem further soil collapse, while engineers race to restore power, water, and public confidence.

People being rescued from the sinkhole that opened up on a busy street in Bangkok todayhttps://t.co/5VcFdzD039

— Science girl (@gunsnrosesgirl3) https://twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1970903625137287578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

The city’s purple line subway project, under which the collapse happened, faces mounting scrutiny, and the disaster is being widely viewed as a test of Bangkok’s infrastructure resilience.

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