Dramatic video shows woman falling into sinkhole on sidewalk in China

The video shows the woman crossing the sidewalk when suddenly the ground beneath her gives way

A frightening video captures the moment a sinkhole devoured a woman walking on a sidewalk in China. The woman suffered injuries to her ribs and had to be rescued by local police.

The woman suffered injuries to her ribs.(CGTN/Facebook)

The video, shared by CGTN on Facebook, was recorded in Lanzhou, China’s Gansu Province on November 11, most likely on a CCTV camera. It shows a woman crossing a sidewalk when suddenly the ground beneath her gives way. She’s seen being sucked into the sinkhole and even hits her head on the concrete. Meanwhile, the gaping hole continues to widen.

According to the captions on the video, the woman fractured her ribs and was rescued by local police. The cause of the sinkhole is being investigated.

Since being shared some six hours before writing this, the video has collected over 3,000 reactions and more than 300 shares.

“Unbelievable,” says one Facebook user in comments section of the video. “Very sad and bad,” comments another.