Moment sinkhole pulls down power lines in busy Bangkok street
Moment sinkhole pulls down power lines in busy Bangkok street
Social media footage showed the massive crater in Thailand’s capital leaving cars teetering on the edge.
Read the full article on BBC World
Truth Analysis
Analysis Summary:
The BBC article accurately reports on a sinkhole incident in Bangkok. Multiple sources corroborate the key details, including the location, the damage to power lines, and the presence of a burst pipe. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.
Detailed Analysis:
- Claim: Sinkhole occurred in Bangkok.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms the sinkhole occurred in Bangkok.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms the sinkhole occurred in Bangkok.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms the sinkhole occurred in Bangkok.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms the sinkhole occurred in Bangkok.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the road collapse and sinkhole occurred in Bangkok.
- Assessment: Supported by all sources.
- Claim: Sinkhole pulled down power lines.
- Verification Source #1: Confirms power lines were pulled down.
- Verification Source #2: Confirms power lines were pulled down.
- Verification Source #3: Confirms power lines were pulled down.
- Verification Source #4: Confirms power lines were pulled down.
- Verification Source #5: Confirms the collapse pulled down electricity poles.
- Assessment: Supported by all sources.
- Claim: Cars were teetering on the edge of the sinkhole.
- Verification Source #1: Not explicitly mentioned, but implied by the description of a 'massive sinkhole'.
- Verification Source #2: Not explicitly mentioned, but implied by the description of a 'portion of a busy road caved in'.
- Verification Source #3: Not explicitly mentioned, but implied by the description of a 'portion of a busy road caved in'.
- Verification Source #4: Not explicitly mentioned, but implied by the description of a 'portion of a busy road caved in'.
- Verification Source #5: Not explicitly mentioned, but implied by the description of a 'road slowly sinking down'.
- Assessment: Supported by the video footage (mentioned in the BBC article) and implied by the descriptions in other sources.
Supporting Evidence/Contradictions:
- Source 1: "...pulled down power lines and exposed a burst pipe gushing water..."
- Source 5: "Videos of the moment of the collapse show the face of the road slowly sinking down, pulling down several electricity poles and damaging water..."