House in Angthong falls after water level in Noi River drops

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House falls after water level drops
The Nation



ANGTHONG: -- A house in Angthong has crumbled and fallen down, very likely because of a sudden change in water level in the Noi River, according to provincial disaster-prevention-and-mitigation chief Chatnarong Siriporn na Ratchasima.

He said yesterday that the river's water level had gone down drastically and soil along the banks might not have been able to adjust.

"It had long been saturated with water," he said after inspecting the site where the house crumbled on Saturday.

However, Chatnarong said he would still ask authorities to conduct an examination and help determine the exact cause of the collapse.


-- The Nation 2013-12-30

[moe666]

I would say to close to the edge.

[EricBerg]

Would be informative to publish why the waterlevel dropped and how much.

[englishoak]

"It had long been saturated with water," he said after inspecting the site where the house crumbled on Saturday.

However, Chatnarong said he would still ask authorities to conduct an examination and help determine the exact cause of the collapse.

what does Baffled mean ?

[Thait Spot]

Haha. Way too close.

If you do that, you need pilings and not a couple of concrete sticks formed over a wire cage.

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[fakename]

Yes, the water level dropped, absolutely nothing to do with building anywhere you want!

[Tatsujin]

Another half a story with no answers or conclusions. Investigative journalism is certainly not alive and well here lol

"why" did the water level drop suddenly for example.

[Sayonarax]

The level of engineering is mind boggling.. i don't understand why it would fall?

[ginjag]

The level of engineering is mind boggling.. i don't understand why it would fall?

Quickest way to convert a house into a bungalow.

[newatthis]

"He said yesterday that the river's water level had gone down drastically" Time to declare Angthong a drought disaster area???

[oztaurus]

Should we call the monks to exorcise the bad spirits whih caused this house to fall down - and prevent the same happening to those around it?

[maingmoom]

I would say to close to the edge.

Maybe it wasn't close to the edge and maybe 10 to 20 ft of land has been washed away..

[Costas2008]

Sayonarax, on 30 Dec 2013 - 09:07, said:

The level of engineering is mind boggling.. i don't understand why it would fall?

The level of engineering is mind boggling all over Thailand!

But again.....Thais know how to do it better.

Surprised we don't hear more buildings falling down everyday!

[Local Drunk]

I would say to close to the edge.

Maybe it wasn't close to the edge and maybe 10 to 20 ft of land has been washed away..

You're being far too generous in your assumption. Building over klongs, drainage ditches and rivers here is natural occurrence. My question is... 'Why is this news?'

[fasteddie]

I would say to close to the edge.

Jon Anderson said it first.