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Another sinkhole appears in Bangkok, Thailand

Gary Boyle
Bangkok Post
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:59 UTC

This section of Charoen Krung Road in Bangkok subsides without warning on Wednesday morning.

A section of Charoen Krung Road near the Electricity Authority in Bangkok suddenly subsided on Wednesday morning and the road has been partially closed to traffic.

The road surface collapsed around 10am on Wednesday.

A video posted online shows a large hole in the road surface, raising concerns about safety and disruption of traffic flow in the busy area. The collapsed section is several metres long.

Rescue teams and other agencies rushed to the scene to evaluate the damage, begin traffic control measures and prevent further accidents.

Terrifying moment busy road is sucked into massive 160ft water-filled sinkhole outside hospital sparking evacuations in Bangkok, Thailand

Sabrina Penty
Daily Mail
Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:39 UTC

A vehicles stands near a massive sinkhole that opened on Samsen Road near Vajira Hospital, in Bangkok, Thailand, September 24, 2025

A portion of a busy road in Thailand's capital collapsed dramatically on Wednesday, leaving a 160ft-deep sinkhole in the ground.

Terrifying footage showed the moment a road dramatically gave way in front of Vajira Hospital in central Bangkok, pulling down several electricity poles and leaving water pipes exposed.

Vehicles were seen attempting to reverse as the floor opened up while pedestrians ran away from the site.

Images of the aftermath of the incident showed how the hole was filled with water after pipes burst.

Dozens of police and city officials cordoned off the site, while a pickup truck teetered precariously on the edge of the hole.

No casualties were reported, but three vehicles sustained damage, Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said.

Watch: Soda truck falls into sinkhole in Mexico City

BBC
Mon, 15 Sep 2025 11:05 UTC

Drone view of truck collapsing into sinkhole.

A large truck carrying bottles of soda fell into a sinkhole in Mexico City.

Authorities had cordoned off the site before the truck sank rear-first further into the sinkhole.

Initial reports suggested that a collapsed drainage system has caused the sinkhole, according to the mayor of Iztapalapa - Mexico City's most populous borough.

Sanitation truck saved after falling into sinkhole in Toronto

CBC News
Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:49 UTC

Truck stuck in sinkhole beside Toronto apartment building

Crews have pulled out a sanitation truck that fell into a sinkhole in Toronto on Tuesday.

The truck went to unload a portable restroom beside an apartment building on Weston Road near St. Phillips Road, when it fell through the driveway into a parking garage below, according to Toronto Fire Platoon Chief Thomas Verhaeghe.

Toronto Fire Services was called to the scene shortly after 8 a.m. The truck was pulled out of the sinkhole hours later.

No one was injured, the driver escaped and no vehicles in the parking garage were damaged.

"You don't see this everyday," Verhaeghe said.

"It is a parking garage. There could've been people walking to their cars, or driving underneath."

Comment: 5 days earlier a massive sinkhole opened up in the city at a busy intersection.

Enormous landslide swallows motorway and railway, killing one in Norway

Inquirer.net
Sun, 31 Aug 2025 12:04 UTC

A landslide crossed the E6 road near Levanger, Norway, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025.

An enormous sinkhole in Norway engulfed a portion of motorway and railway tracks, killing one person, authorities said on Saturday.

The hole, spanning several dozen meters, affected both lanes of the E6 motorway and the tracks running alongside the road in the town of Levanger, some 500 kilometers north of Oslo, according to photos by Norwegian media.

A Danish worker who was onsite and went missing has been presumed dead, the police said in a statement.

The Norwegian public company responsible for managing the country's railway infrastructure was carrying out work to stabilize the soil along the railway track, the company told Norwegian broadcaster NRK.

The company stated it was too early to say whether the works could have triggered the sinkhole.

Massive sinkhole in Toronto's east-end shuts down busy intersection

The Canadian Press
Thu, 28 Aug 2025 13:36 UTC

A huge sinkhole shut down the intersection of Coxwell and Cosburn Avenues early on Aug. 28. The City of Toronto said crews were called after reports of a watermain break, which led to flooding, pavement damage and the sinkhole. The area is expected to remain closed for repairs until Sept. 1.

Massive sinkhole on Cleveland's east side swallows car on July 31

Caleb Lawson
hoodline.com
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 17:15 UTC

Cleveland sinkhole swallows car

A water main break on East 140th Street and Coit Road in Cleveland's East Side early Thursday morning resulted in a sizeable sinkhole, threatening to consume a vehicle, according to reports from Cleveland19. The car was discovered stranded, having been ensnared by the earth as the pavement caved in near a public transit stop. Further disruptions occurred as two additional vehicles broke down behind the sinkhole, victims of the mud and high water left in the wake of the main rupture.

Repercussions from the incident necessitated alterations to traffic and bus routes; the Greater Cleveland RTA's Route #10 was detoured as a result of the street's closure, reported RTA spokesperson Robert Fleig. The Cleveland Division of Fire, led by Lt. Mike Norman, responded to the scene, evaluating the situation and assessing the extensive damage done to the roadway. "It goes without saying that this 18" water main break did severe damage to the roadway itself and its foundation, Lt. Norman said in a statement obtained by Cleveland19. Thankfully, no injuries of a grave nature were reported, although the incident left motorists with significantly damaged vehicles.

2 vehicles pulled into sinkhole in parking lot in Leduc, Alberta

Karen Bartko
Global News
Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:54 UTC

Two SUVs were left leaning into a sinkhole in the MacEwan Greens parking lot, located on the west side of Leduc, on Friday Aug. 1, 2025.

Residents of a Leduc, Alta., condo complex woke Friday to find a massive sinkhole in their parking lot — with two vehicles falling down inside it.

Two SUVs were left leaning into the hole in the MacEwan Greens parking lot, located on the west side of Leduc.

"We are not aware of any injuries resulting from the incident; however, we understand two motor vehicles fell into the hole," a statement from the City of Leduc said.

What caused the sinkhole to appear is not known.

The city said as a private development, the infrastructure under the parking lot was not installed or owned by Leduc.

The city said it will continue to monitor the situation.

Car falls into sinkhole in Singapore

Channel News Asia
Sat, 26 Jul 2025 12:57 UTC

Singapore sinkhole swallows car with woman.

A stretch of road along Tanjong Katong Road South collapsed on Saturday (Jul 26), causing a vehicle to plunge into the water-filled hole.

PUB said that the sinkhole occurred adjacent to its existing worksite, near the junction of Tanjong Katong Road South and Mountbatten Road at about 5pm.

"One vehicle fell into the sinkhole. The Singapore Civil Defence Force rescued the female driver, and conveyed her conscious to Raffles Hospital," said the national water agency.

"Two water mains were damaged in the incident. PUB is isolating the affected water mains," it added.