A sudden ground collapse occurred outside Xiamen’s Lucuo metro station in the evening of Dec. 12. The road was busy and at least four cars were seen falling into the sinkhole. Underground water pipes broke causing muddy water to quickly flood the sinkhole and spill onto the metro platform and tracks.
The collapse occurred at 9:52 p.m. local time. Around 11 p.m., Xiamen Metro announced online that the sinkhole was about 500 square meters (5,382 square feet) in size, and all the drivers inside the vehicles managed to escape safely.
