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August 03, 2016

China sinkhole swallows passers-by: report
Beijing (AFP) Aug 3, 2016
A huge sinkhole opened up in China, swallowing a section of road and passers-by and leaving at least one person missing, state media reported Wednesday. At least three people fell into the 30 metre (99 feet) long, 20 metre wide and nine metre deep sinkhole, which appeared during heavy rain in downtown Zhengzhou, in the central province of Henan, the Beijing Youth Daily said, citing witnesses. An initial investigation showed the collapse might have been caused by water pipes buried under the road ... read more

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