Efforts underway to resolve Bangkok sinkhole


Big problem: A vehicle teetering on the edge of the massive sinkhole that opened near Vajira Hospital in Bangkok. — Reuters

The Governor of Bangkok Chadchart Sittipunt says rain control and drainage measures are in place at the Vajira Hospital sinkhole, with repairs and traffic plans under way.

The sinkhole, measuring more than 30m by 30m, appeared on the morning of Sept 23 after soil was washed away by leaked water from a main tap water pipe into an underground subway construction tunnel.

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