SHANGHAI: A gaping sinkhole was visible at a construction site outside Shanghai on Friday (Feb 13), an AFP reporter saw, a day after dramatic footage purporting to show the ground collapsing went viral. The edges of a large crater matching the location seen in the videos, a work site for a section of a new metro line, could be seen from a nearby shopping mall. Sections of the roads nearby were blocked off, with police and construction vehicles surrounding the site. Videos circulating widely appeared to show the ground suddenly begin to collapse, dragging temporary building structures into a widening chasm. Local media cited shop owners nearby as saying the incident had happened during Thursday morning rush hour.

Source: The Star February 13, 2026 20:27 UTC