Dusit district
Dusit
ดุสิต | |
|---|---|
 Ananta Samakhom Throne Hall in 2017 | |
 Khet location in Bangkok | |
| Coordinates: 13°46′37″N 100°31′14″E / 13.77694°N 100.52056°E | |
| Country | Thailand |
| Province | Bangkok |
| Seat | Dusit |
| Khwaeng | 5 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.7 km2 (4.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 95,852[1] |
| • Density | 8,958.13/km2 (23,201.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+7 (ICT) |
| Postal code | 10300 |
| Geocode | 1002 |
Dusit district is a district in the capital city of Thailand.
2025 road collapse into sinkhole
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A sinkhole (picture) showed up in September 2025; It is 30 m wide (c. 98 ft), and 30 m long, and 50 m deep (164 ft), as of the last week of September. It happened while a tunnel area was being constructed; That tunnel area is supposed to become a part of the MRT Purple Line.[2] A hospital near the sinkhole, was evacuated.[3] The sinkhole covers about 900 square meters.[4] The incident is sometimes called, the 2025 Bangkok road collapse.
Sources
[change | change source]- ↑ "Population and House Report for Year 2017". Department of Provincial Administration, Ministry of Internal Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-09-19. Retrieved 2018-04-01. (Search page Archived 2019-09-12 at the Wayback Machine)
- ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3110624/mrta-unstable-soil-groundwater-caused-bangkok-sinkhole. Retrieved 2025-09-25
- ↑ https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/3110586/workers-filling-bangkok-sinkhole-to-prevent-building-collapse. Retrieved 2025-09-25
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/thailand-works-tackle-massive-sinkhole-capital-2025-09-24/. Retrieved 2025-09-25
