Sinkhole 20m wide appears overnight in garden
A 20m-wide sinkhole appeared in the garden of a Mr Zhang Fengrong in China.
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Mind the gap: A huge sinkhole appeared in Mr Zhang Fengrong's garden (Picture: Rex)
The huge chasm formed overnight outside his ****** home in Leshan, Sichuan Province.
The 58-year-old explained that he first became aware that something dramatic was happening when he heard a loud roaring sound at 2am.
Startled, he went to investigate, and discovered a massive pit was opening up in front of him.
To date, no one is quite sure just how deep it is. Mr Fengrong tried to measure its depth using a rope attached to a heavy iron, but after 40-feet of rope was lowered into the gloom, it still hadn’t touched the bottom.
A pit-iful state of affairs.
‘It used to be land for vegetables, but in a blink the land disappeared along with several fruit trees,’ said Fengrong's *** Zhang Shiyin.
Luckily, the hole’s rampage stopped one metre from the house.
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