Sinkhole swallows five people on pavement in China (video)
CCTV footage has captured the moment five people fell into a sinkhole that opened up beneath their feet in China.
Four of the pedestrians fall right into the large hole, measuring around 10 square metres and two metres deep, while the fifth gets stuck on a steel structure just below the surface.
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According to the Mirror, the incident took place in the Heilongjiang Province of China on Saturday.
The Daily Telegraph reports that four people were hospitalised after the incident with minor injuries.
The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Meanwhile, last week, holidaymakers in Devon were treated to a stinky sinkhole spewing snails and seaweed into the air on the beach at Orcombe Point.
The sinkhole is believed to have appeared after part of the beach collapsed. It is more than 6ft wide and could be up to 10ft deep.
According to the Daily Mail, experts have warned that tourists could get covered in human faeces if the collapse hits a sewage pipe.
East Devon District Council has sealed off the area and says it is investigating.
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