via Bangkok Post, 01 October 2022: Chiang Mai’s had a really bad run this rainy season, first the collapse of part of the city wall, and now the collapse of a Lanna-period chedi last week. Some might consider the collapse of a chedi as a bad omen.
The Ministry of Culture has instructed the Fine Arts Department to expedite an inspection in order to restore a 500-year-old pagoda at a temple in Chiang Mai which devastatingly collapsed due to heavy rain on Thursday evening.
The incident took place at Wat Sri Suphan in Muang district. The temple was built in the Lanna period (13th-15th centuries) and the Fine Arts Department is coordinating with local agencies to secure the area. No casualties were reported.
Source: Culture Ministry seeks swift repairs to collapsed pagoda
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