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Roof of Don Mueang airport terminal collapses

The roof of a newly built bus terminal at Don Mueang airport north of Bangkok collapsed in heavy rain on Monday. (Photo: Sarot Meksophawannakul)

The roof of a new bus terminal at Don Mueang airport collapsed as heavy rain hit parts of Bangkok on Monday evening.

Photos on social media showed the roof and a wall of the newly built structure buckled under the weight of rainwater from a violent summer storm. 

No one was injured because the building had not been opened for use.

The structure was erected near Terminal 1 of Don Mueang airport to be a service hall for tour groups.

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said he ordered Airports of Thailand Plc to quickly investigate the cause of the collapse. The building was completed…

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