Watch: Massive sinkhole swallows Bangkok street as residents flee in panic
Locals flee as Bangkok street collapses into sinkhole
- A massive sinkhole opened in Bangkok on Wednesday, wallowing parts of a busy street and leading to local evacuations.
- The nearly 50 metre-wide hole covered a four-lane road, pulling down electricity poles and damaging three vehicles, though no casualties were reported.
- Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt attributed the collapse to ongoing construction at a nearby underground station.
- As a result, a nearby hospital announced the closure of its outpatient services for two days.
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