Massive Sinkhole Opens Up Outside Bangkok Hospital

A massive sinkhole opened up in front of a hospital in Bangkok on Wednesday morning (Sep 24), prompting evacuations and road closures. The sinkhole appeared at around 7.15am outside Vajira Hospital in the Dusit district of the Thai capital. Photos and videos circulating on social media show the sinkhole affecting the entire width of the road, with a white truck at the edge of a steep drop. Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt told Thai media that the sinkhole was caused by a leak in a tunnel at a construction site for a new MRT station. Authorities said no injuries have been reported so far. Patients and residents in the area were evacuated, reported The Nation. It added that traffic has been closed from Vajira intersection to Sanghi intersection and the surrounding areas.

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