UTTARADIT – Six shop-houses in a century-old riverside market collapsed into the Nan River in Uttaradit’s Tha Sak district on Thursday, following severe riverbank erosion caused by earlier flooding. The incident prompted the emergency evacuation of over forty households but resulted in no casualties.

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The structural failure occurred after residents reported audible cracking and visible damage to buildings throughout the previous day. The collapse culminated in the complete destruction of a three-story shop-house owned by 62-year-old Phulsuk Santinron, who described hearing loud cracking sounds around 2:40 AM before evacuating belongings ahead of the building’s failure.

Uttaradit Governor Santi Rangsiruchi and relevant officials inspected the collapsed riverbank along the Nan River in the over 100-year-old Talad Kao (Old Market) community area in Tha Sak subdistrict, Phichai district, Uttaradit Province on November 21, following yesterday's… pic.twitter.com/Ehce1Ie1Bd

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Authorities attribute the disaster to September’s heavy flooding, which eroded the riverbank and undermined building foundations. As water levels receded, the compromised soil structure triggered subsidence. Municipal workers and volunteers swiftly evacuated residents and secured the area, which has now been declared an emergency disaster zone.

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Engineers from the Department of Public Works and Town Planning are assessing remaining structures while relief efforts provide temporary shelter and food support to displaced residents.

-Thailand News (TN)