A six-foot deep sinkhole suddenly opened up in the middle of a road and swallowed a van whole on the morning of June 7 in Guangxi Province, China. The driver, who was said to be the only person in the van at the time, was taken to a hospital for injuries.
The sinkhole appeared at the intersection of two busy thoroughfares in Guilin City.
The mysterious occurrence of sinkholes in China has escalated since May.
About 10 acres of land in Maohe Village of Liuzhou, Guangxi, collapsed on May 10, causing the subsequent collapse of many houses. The village’s 1,700 residents were evacuated. Water in nearby ponds dried up immediately due to the subsidence and many streets also developed cracks.
