CCTV footage captures moment giant sinkhole swallows man alive in China
Wednesday 27 Mar 2013 3:15 pm
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Shocking CCTV footage has captured the moment a man was dragged to his death inside a gigantic sinkhole in China.
Security guard Yang Jiabin was walking along the pavement in the city of Shenzhen, just north of Hong Kong, when the ground opened up beneath him.
A video of the incident shows the 25-year-old being swallowed up by the hole estimated to be 16m deep.
A sinkhole swallowed a man in China (Picture: YouTube)
According to reports in China, heavy rain caused underground water pipes to collapse, lead to the ground giving way, while other reports have claimed residents in the area had been complaining about tremors caused by nearby construction work.
Police and fire rescue crews managed to drag the man from the sinkhole but he was pronounced dead at the scene, Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.
Earlier this month, a man was killed after a sinkhole opened up underneath his bedroom in Florida.
A truck driver in China also found himself in a precarious situation after his vehicle was swallowed up by the ground last week.
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