A bad day in Thailand
Did you see the stories, or the astounding video, earlier this week on the sinkhole in Bangkok, Thailand? No one died, fortunately, but a massive sinkhole opened in the country’s capital city, damaging infrastructure, prompting evacuations and disrupting traffic.
Videos of the collapse, as described by the Associated Press, showed the face of the road slowly sinking, pulling down several electricity poles and damaging water pipes. The four-lane road involved was completely severed.
Electricity and water to the area had to be cut as a precaution, and a nearby hospital was closed to outpatient services for two days.
Officials believe the collapse was caused by construction work at an underground train station.