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Sinkhole swallows 4 people in Nanning, China


Arynews.tv
Tue, 24 Dec 2019 15:01 UTC
Shocking moment four pedestrians are swallowed by a sinkhole
Shocking moment four pedestrians are swallowed by a sinkhole
In an unexpected turn of events, a sinkhole in China swallowed at least four people and a motorbike after the road underneath them vanished suddenly.

It happened in Nanning, the provincial capital of the China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and the footage showed that initially a man walking casually on a road between the two building swallowed him.

He was later seen coming out of it and analyzing the situation, when three others gathered around him to inquire his condition.

However, as soon as the four were standing, the road underneath them once again disappeared, swallowing all of them and a motorbike standing at the corner of the road.

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2 rescued after sinkhole swallows minivan near Ocala, Florida


wsvn.com
Sun, 15 Dec 2019 11:16 UTC
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A water main break caused the ground to open up in an Ocala-area neighborhood, causing a minivan to fall in and leaving two people trapped inside until good Samaritans came to the rescue.

Witnesses said the sinkhole that formed on Thursday quickly turned into an emergency for those inside the minivan.

"I went inside again to get her to show my wife, and by that time, the water was up, halfway through the motor, the hood," said area resident Dave Harris.

The concerned neighbor said his wife had just driven through the area before the sinkhole formed.

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Massive sinkhole suddenly opens up, swallows cars in Xiamen, China

Alex Linder
Shanghaiist
Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:56 UTC
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Another week, another mega sinkhole opening up over a subway line under construction in China.

Dashcam video posted onto Chinese social media on Thursday night shows the moment that several cars were swallowed up when a road in the Fujian city of Xiamen suddenly collapsed. Footage and photos from the scene show a number of vehicles at the bottom of the giant hole.

The collapsed occurred amid construction on the city's metro system, which opened in 2017, above the intersection of lines 1 and 2.

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Giant sinkhole swallows cars in Brasilia, Brazil


VOA
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 13:45 UTC
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A giant sinkhole swallowed up at least four cars in the capital of Brazil, Tuesday, December 10.

It happened when a road next to a building site in Brasilia partially collapsed. The cars that fell into the sinkhole had been parked on the street, and there were no injuries, officials said.

Authorities are investigating the cause.


Source: AP
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Three people missing after giant 100ft sinkhole swallows up lorry and scooter in Guangzhou, China

Tiffany Lo
Mirror
Tue, 03 Dec 2019 13:41 UTC
Water started to fill up the sinkhole while the rescue work was underway
Water started to fill up the sinkhole while the rescue work was underway
Three people including a father and a son are missing after a giant sinkhole swallowed a street sweeper and an electric bike before filling with water.

CCTV footage from captured the moment a sanitation lorry carrying a driver, 51, and his son, 26, disappeared into the ground in Guangzhou, southeast China.

Witnesses are screaming as they walk around the sinkhole when more ground collapses, making it increases in a size of 100 feet across.

Municipal officials say the freak accident happened at the junction of Guangzhou Avenue and Yodong West Road at around 9.30am local time on December 1.

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Third sinkhole in three days appears in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia


Yahoo! News
Tue, 26 Nov 2019 09:06 UTC
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A warning to Kuala Lumpur drivers: a third sinkhole has appeared in the city center this week (albeit somewhat less impressive than its cohorts), this time along Jalan Dewan Bahasa Pustaka.

City hall (DBKL) officials have blamed the relatively small patch of collapsed pavement on burst underground water pipes.

DBKL took to their Facebook account to warn commuters of potential delays along the stretch of road leading towards the intersection of Jalan Loke Yew and Hang Tuah. Drivers wanting to get to Jalan Imbi have been advised to use the overpass while repairs are being carried out.

Three sinkholes have appeared throughout the city in as many days, with the first reported on Sunday night after it dramatically swallowed up a woman's Perodua Myvi as she drove near Stadium Merdeka. No one was injured in the incident, which left a three-meter hole along Jalan Maharajalela.

Comment: Woman in car swallowed by sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Woman in car swallowed by sinkhole in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Jessica Lin
Business Insider
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:56 UTC
A Myvi was swallowed by a sinkhole in the heart of Kuala Lumpur on Nov 25
A Myvi was swallowed by a sinkhole in the heart of Kuala Lumpur on Nov 25
It's not every day a giant hole opens up in the ground to swallow us whole, but it would scare most people to think about the injuries an incident like that could cause.

On Sunday (Nov 25), a woman in Kuala Lumpur was fortunate to escape unscathed, after her yellow Perodua Myvi fell into a sinkhole that opened up in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

According to Bernama, the 42-year-old woman was driving along Jalan Maharajalela in the direction of Jalan Loke Yew when a sinkhole opened up on the road.

Citing Kuala Lumpur Traffic Enforcement and Investigation head ACP Zulkefly Yahya, the state news agency reported that the ground sunk in at around 11.35pm on Sunday, causing the car to fall in head first.

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Sinkhole in Brazil swallows mother and daughter as they drive behind truck


RT
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:38 UTC
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A mother and daughter casually driving along the streets of Flores da Cunha in Brazil were swallowed up by a giant sinkhole which suddenly opened up in the road before them.

Vanessa Cavagnolli, 34, suffered a broken nose and her daughter Andressa Carnesela, 12, sustained minor, non-life threatening injuries in the dramatic incident in the Rio Grande do Sul region on Tuesday.

CCTV footage from the street shows the road disintegrating after a heavy construction truck carrying clay drove over it.

The driver immediately behind the truck averted danger in time but Cavagnolli unwittingly sped right into the abyss. Thankfully, Cavagnolli was largely unharmed, and could be seen getting out of her vehicle in shock at what had just unfolded.

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Two men boiled alive as sinkhole swallows their car in Penza, Russia


New Zealand Herald
Wed, 20 Nov 2019 12:05 UTC
The two men in the Lada are believed to have been killed almost immediately.
© GettyThe two men in the Lada are believed to have been killed almost immediately.
Two men have died after the car they were driving filled up with scorching hot water after a sinkhole swallowed them in Russia.

The pair were trapped in the vehicle in Penza and died "almost immediately" when 75C water sprayed the car.

A burst hot water pipe under a car park was seen as the cause of the horror.

Distressing images show the car being pulled out of the sinkhole as hot steam from the opening can be seen rising.

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4 metre deep sinkhole opens up in Benoni, South Africa

Nicole McCain
News 24
Sun, 03 Nov 2019 10:46 UTC
A sinkhole has developed on Snake Road in Benoni in Ekurhuleni.
© Jacob MamaboloA sinkhole has developed on Snake Road in Benoni in Ekurhuleni.
Motorists have been warned of a sinkhole on the N12 (Snake Road) near Benoni.

The sinkhole was discovered in the early hours of Saturday morning and by afternoon road closures remained in place. The sinkhole appears to be around four metres deep, according to Gauteng Roads and Transport Department spokesperson Melitah Madiba.

In a tweet, MEC for Gauteng Public Transport and Roads Jacob Mamabolo stated that a detailed geotechnical investigation to assess the situation will be carried out.
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