Families flee as 25 houses tumble into canal

Houses along Khlong Bang Hia in Bang Phli district of Samut Prakan collapsed into the canal on Thursday night. Residents fled. There were no casualties. (Photo: Sutthiwit Chayutworakan)

SAMUT PRAKAN: Families fled their homes as 25 houses collapsed into a canal as the bank crumbled away in Bang Phli district on Thursday night. No casualties were reported.

Police, district officials and rescue workers were called to the canal-side community at Soi Srisamphan in tambon Bang Phla about 9pm, Pol Lt Col Sitphong Panthaisong, investigation chief at Bang Phli police station, said.