Australian pensioners find 'sinkhole' in backyard7 NEWS QUEENSLANDAn elderly Australian couple are being reassured that their house west of Brisbane will not be swallowed up by a sinkhole, after their backyard started to cave in down a century-old mine shaft. READ MORE:* Giant sinkhole swallows dozens of cars in Florence, Italy* Small sinkhole creates traffic chaos in ChristchurchThe couple has been given temporary accommodation for the evening while engineers wait for the sinkhole to stabilise. "We will take all the steps to get Lyn and Ray back in their house. ABCPisasale visited the Coal St home in Basin Pocket on Tuesday where he met with local engineers as well as Lyn and Reg McKay. Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale has assured owners Lyn and Ray McKay their house will not disappear overnight and engineers are confident of fixing the "sinkhole" which is some six to eight metres in diameter and full of water.

Source: Stuff August 02, 2016 06:00 UTC