https://www.pressherald.com/local-residents-check-a-sinkhole-near-qingquan-primary-school-on-dachegnqiao-town-of-ningxiang

Local residents check a sinkhole near Qingquan primary school on Dachegnqiao Town of Ningxiang

Local residents look at a sinkhole near Qingquan primary school in Dachegnqiao town of Ningxiang, Hunan province, China, on June 15, 2010. The reason for the appearance of the hole, which was 492 feet wide and 164 feet deep, was not determined, local media reported.

Posted October 7, 2014

Updated October 7, 2014

1 min read

Font size +

Local residents look at a sinkhole near Qingquan primary school in Dachegnqiao town of Ningxiang, Hunan province June 15, 2010. The hole, 150 meters (492 feet) wide and 50 meters (164 feet) deep, has been growing since it first appeared in January and has destroyed 20 houses so far. No causalities has been reported and the reason for the appearance of the hole remains unclear, local media reported. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA – Tags: SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA – RTR2F6NA

Copy the Story Link

Comments are not available on this story.

Send questions/comments to the editors.

Sign In: