A huge sinkhole has opened in the centre of a Japanese city, prompting concern for commercial buildings perched precariously on its edge. Photographs on social media showed the sinkhole forming in front of the main railway station in the south-western city of Fukuoka shortly after 5am. アーマード金閣寺 (@kinkakuji09) 【現場画像まとめ】博多駅前 2丁目交差点付近の道路が陥没し大きな穴 周辺が停電やガス漏れ11月8日 - NAVER まとめ https://t.co/UEdxmWXNuR #博多駅 午前8時現在の穴 pic.twitter.com/en0k6QhWOQBy mid-morning an entire section of a main road had caved in and the 20 metre-wide hole had started to fill with water. People working in nearby buildings, including a 7-Eleven store right on the edge of the sinkhole, were told to evacuate. Photograph: KYODO/Reuters“The electricity went off suddenly and I head a loud boom,” Kyodo news agency quoted a witness a witness as saying.

Source: The Guardian November 08, 2016 02:07 UTC