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Chinese man falls into three-metre-deep sinkhole that appears in lounge floor at home

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The man fell into a three-metre-deep sinkhole that appeared in the lounge floor of a house in city of Xian last Thursday. Photo: SCMP Pictures
Alice Yanin Shanghai

A young man relaxing in the lounge of a five-storey house in northwestern China fell into a three-metre-deep sinkhole that suddenly appeared in the floor, mainland media reports.

The 1.82 metre tall man disappeared into the two-metre-wide hole while staying at his uncle’s home in the city of Xian of Shaanxi province last Thursday, the news portal Cnwest.com reported.

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The man who fell into the sinkhole is being treated in hospital. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
The man who fell into the sinkhole is being treated in hospital. Photo: SCMP Pictures.
He was taken to hospital for treatment to injuries to his waist after falling onto bricks that collapsed into the bottom of the hole.
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The man’s uncle said he believed the sinkhole had formed because of water leaking from a nearby pipeline.

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