Nine families evacuated in landslide
TWENTY-TWO villagers in Mae Moh village in the northern Thai province of Lampang were evacuated this afternoon (Oct. 16) after a landslide caused their houses to sink, the Thai-language daily Thai Rath reported.
Members of the nine families fled in panic after their homes shook and began to sink around 2 pm. One house sank two meters.
About 12.5 rai of land (20,000 square meters) was affected. Provincial officials have yet to identify the cause of the landslide.
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Top: A house in Lampang on shaky ground after a landslide this afternoon. Photo: Thai Rath
By Songpol Kaopatumtip
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