A large sinkhole opened up outside a hospital in the Thai capital on Wednesday. Social media footage shows power lines being pulled down into the 50-metre deep hole and vehicles teetering on the edge. Officials said there were no casualties.
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Suriyachai Rawiwan, the director of Bangkok’s disaster prevention department, told the news agency AFP that the collapse, which forced streets to be evacuated, was likely to be linked to recent heavy rain and a leaky pipe
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