{"id":366,"date":"2017-12-06T03:45:08","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T19:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2017\/12\/06\/huge-sinkhole-opens-up-on-a-busy-chinese-road\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T21:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T13:52:07","slug":"huge-sinkhole-opens-up-on-a-busy-chinese-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/huge-sinkhole-opens-up-on-a-busy-chinese-road\/","title":{"rendered":"Huge Sinkhole Opens Up On A Busy Chinese Road"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>A massive sinkhole has appeared on a street in eastern China, sending a minivan and a tree tumbling in.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A massive sinkhole has appeared on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/jobs\">street in eastern China<\/a>, sending a minivan and a tree tumbling in.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" 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VCG\">No one was hurt in the accident, and the cause of the sinkhole is still being investigated \u00a0Photo: VCG<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/huge-sinkhole-opens-up-on-a-busy-chinese-road\/#The_sinkhole_appeared_on_Jianghuai_Road_in_the_city_of_Nantong_in_eastern_China_Photo_VCG\" title=\"The sinkhole appeared on Jianghuai Road in the city of Nantong in eastern China Photo: VCG\">The sinkhole appeared on Jianghuai Road in the city of Nantong in eastern China Photo: VCG<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"No_one_was_hurt_in_the_accident_and_the_cause_of_the_sinkhole_is_still_being_investigated_Photo_VCG\"><\/span>No one was hurt in the accident, and the cause of the sinkhole is still being investigated \u00a0Photo: VCG<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The incident occurred in the city of Nantong, Jiangsu Province on Saturday, after heavy rains in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Video captured the event unfolding, as the minivan was sent tumbling into the ground.<\/p>\n<p>The sinkhole then continued to expand, making a large tree fall in.<\/p>\n<p>Chunks of pavement gave way, and an underground water pipe also burst.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Friyyhgi4i1k_1u9R9SxzqMbLLoL?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"2.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"418\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_sinkhole_appeared_on_Jianghuai_Road_in_the_city_of_Nantong_in_eastern_China_Photo_VCG\"><\/span>The sinkhole appeared on Jianghuai Road in the city of Nantong in eastern China Photo: VCG<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There were no reports of injuries, however, and the cause of the sinkhole is being investigated.<\/p>\n<p>Video of the incident was first posted on the Chinese <a target=\"_blank\" class=\"inside_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/tag\/news\/\" title=\"View all posts in news\" >news<\/a> outlet CGTN where it has been viewed nearly 100,000 times.<\/p>\n<p>Online <a href=\"https:\/\/dictionary.cambridge.org\/dictionary\/english\/commentator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commentators<\/a> speculated that an underwater pipe might have been leaking, causing the earth around it to collapse.<\/p>\n<p>Jiangsu Province has experienced heavy rains over the last few days,<\/p>\n<p>Five reservoirs in the capital Nanjing were inundated as early as 9 a.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" alt=\"webwxgetmsgimg 1.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A massive sinkhole has appeared on a 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