Sinkhole in China swallows commuters waiting for the bus

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4 People Fall Into Hole as It Opens Up in Pavement
4 People Fall Into Hole as It Opens Up in Pavement


While waiting for the train, a sinkhole suddenly opened under the pavement at a bus stop in Heilongjiang, China and five people fell into it.

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China's Xinhua news posted a tweet with a video of the incident that shows the commuters standing on the pavement and then disappear into the ground. The video also one person barely clinging on to an underground cable wire.



According to Chinese reports, the hole was approximately 107 feet wide and 21 feet deep. Luckily, passersby were able to help out those in the hole before they were taken to the hospital for medical care.

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