30ft deep and 20ft wide sinkhole swallows truck in China

A truck in China was swallowed up by a giant 30ft deep and 20ft wide hole (Picture: CEN)

Metro- A truck driver in China found himself in a precarious situation after his vehicle was swallowed up by the ground in the latest sinkhole incident. A giant 30ft deep and 20ft wide hole opened up beneath the man who was passing through Kunming, Yunnan province at the time. ‘There was a rumbling sound and the ground started to rock. At first I thought it was an earthquake,’ he told police. ‘Then there was a loud crack and I started to fall backwards as my truck was dragged into the hole. ‘It was terrifying. I had no idea how deep it was or how far I’d fall,’ he added. As in the case of a man at a golf course in Illinois, USA who recently found himself gobbled up by a hole, experts have said the hazard in China was caused by an underground river that dissolved the limestone rock foundation of the road. Another man in Florida was killed by a giant sinkhole that sprung up in his bedroom. ‘It’s becoming more common as more and more rivers are diverted underground because of building developments on the surface,’ an expert said.

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