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China sinkhole swallows passersby, says report
BEIJING: 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 on Wednesday.
Published on: Aug 4, 2016, 06:56:11 IST
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BEIJING: 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 on Wednesday. At least three people fell into the 30-metre long, 20-metre wide and nine metre deep sinkhole, which appeared during heavy rain in downtown Zhengzhou, in the central province of Henan, a reports said. An initial investigation showed the collapse might have been caused by water pipes buried under the road breaking up due to the rain, provincial firefighters said in a social media posting.
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