Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills six in ChinaA bus and several passersby fell into the huge sinkhole as it spread. [AFP]An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus and pedestrians in China, sparking an explosion, killing six people and leaving 10 more missing, state media said Tuesday.Footage showed people at a bus stop running from the collapsing road, as the bus -- jutting into the air -- sank halfway into the ground. Several people disappeared into the sinkhole as it spread, including what appeared to be a child. Subscribe Now »In 2016, at least three people fell into a huge sinkhole in central Henan province, which swallowed a section of road and passersby. In 2013, five people died when a 10-metre (33-foot) wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen.

Source: Standard Digital January 14, 2020 03:11 UTC