A sinkhole first appeared on August 12 near the Lianbang residential complex in Changping District during construction of the subway tunnel, but it grew dramatically today at 10:30am and now measures an estimated 300 square meters in size. Terrifying footage shows an enormous sinkhole swallow up entire street in China after collapse of underground tunnel,Sinkhole in Dongguan, China, had started collapsing on August 11,Full collapse occurred on August 12 and was captured on video,One person died and a car was swallowed up during the incident,Crater has continued to expand and is now over 3,000 square feet,The road had been plagued with collapses for past three years.
Dramatic footage has emerged of the moment a huge section of road disappeared in the Southern China city of Dongguan, Guangdong Province.
The collapse was caused by the construction of a new intercity railway line. At least one person was killed in the accident.Buildings on the edge of the sinkhole were left hanging precariously over the edge. A construction team are reported to have since filled the hole to stop any further cave in. When finished, the planned intercity railway will connect Dongguan with the neighbouring city of Huizhou.The fledging Dongguan subway system has suffered another setback after a massive sinkhole opened up that is close to consuming an entire building.
