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Unrelated Video Passed off as Road Collapsing in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex

The visuals are actually from Bangkok, Thailand.

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A video of a huge portion of a road caving in is being circulated on social media platforms with a claim that it shows a recent incident from Bandra Kurla Complex in Maharashtra's Mumbai.

  • An X (formerly Twitter) user shared the clip with a caption that said, "Road collapse near Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai."

(Archives of similar such posts could be accessed here, here, and here.)

Is this claim true?: NO. The viral video actually shows a road recently collapsing in Thailand's Bangkok. It has no connection to Maharashtra.

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How did we find that out?: Using the help of Google Lens, we conducted a reverse image search and found the same visuals uploaded in a report published by The Indian Express.

  • It mentioned that a huge section of a road outside a hospital collapsed, which created a sinkhole that swallowed cars and other things.

  • The report quoted Bangkok Post, which said that the sinkhole was about 30 by 30 metres wide. While three vehicles were damaged, but, no injuries were reported.

Other sources: The official YouTube channel of Associated Press, too, shared a video report talking about the incident in Bangkok.

  • It was posted on 24 September with a title saying, "Giant sinkhole opens up in Bangkok street."

Conclusion: It is evident that the video is from Bangkok, Thailand, and has no connection with Mumbai.

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