At a central junction, in front of a local police station and Vajira Hospital in a residential district of Bangkok, a roughly 50-metre (160-foot) hole pulled down power lines and revealed a burst pipe gushing water.
Dozens of police and city officials blocked off the site to prevent more damage and fatalities, when this happened a pickup truck teetered precariously on the edge of the hole. Suriyachai Rawiwan, director of Bangkok’s disaster prevention department, present at the scene reported that the collapse was likely linked to recent heavy rain and a leaky pipe.
