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Large sinkhole opens in China’s Jiangsu, swallows a van and a tree

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A large sinkhole opened up on a busy road of Nantong city, east China's Jiangsu province on Saturday, June 10, 2017, after heavy rains hit the region.

The hole immediately swallowed a minivan and continued to expand, engulfing parts of pavement and a nearby tree. Video of the event shows an underground pipe burst after the hole opened.

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There were no reports of injuries.

The cause of the sinkhole is still under investigation.

Featured image: Large sinkhole opens up in east China's Jiangsu Province on June 10, 2017. Credit: VCG

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