`Massive sinkhole in Bangkok street forces evacuations

A portion of a busy road in Thailand's capital caved in early Wednesday, leaving a hole dozens of meters deep in front of a main hospital and forcing people nearby to evacuate.

Just outside a local police station and Vajira Hospital in a residential district of Bangkok, a roughly 50-meter hole pulled down power lines and exposed a burst pipe gushing water. Dozens of police and city officials cordoned off the site, while a pickup truck teetered precariously on the edge of the hole. Director of Bangkok's disaster prevention department told at the scene that the collapse was likely linked to recent heavy rain and a leaky pipe.