Authorities remove stranded truck from Bangkok's Vajira Hospital sinkhole, evacuation underway

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BANGKOK: Emergency teams used cranes to remove a stranded pickup truck from a sinkhole at Vajira Hospital as authorities continued to monitor subsidence and evacuate people in nearby areas.

The Bangkok Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department (DDPM) on Wednesday (Sept 24) deployed drones to survey the scene of a sinkhole that appeared in front of Vajira Hospital on Samsen Road.

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