Sinkholes damage houses in Ang Thong
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Land subsidence in the central province of Ang Thong caused damage to nine houses though the cause of the sinkholes remains unknown.
Chatchai Yensuang, assistant district officer, on Sunday inspected the area in the provincial seat where a road and housing foundations along the road cracked and subsided. Some houses subsided to almost one metre below the road surface.
Shuan Sriwattanatham, owner of a damaged house, said she noticed cracks in her home one month ago when municipal workers were repairing the road. She added that her house started to subside quickly over the past week. It is thought that the land subsidence may be related to work undertaken on the road surface to make it higher.
However, officials cannot yet reach any conclusion as to the cause and the assistant district officer said it may also be linked to last year’s devastating floods. Specialists will work on finding out the true cause, while authorities will help local residents affected by the incident.
