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Sinkhole swallows minibus in S China

(People's Daily Online)

10:39, June 08, 2012

A sinkhole engulfed a minibus Thursday morning in Guilin, south China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, injuring the vehicle's driver. The incident was a geological disaster that happened around 4 a.m. on Fuxing Road in the city's Qixing district. It left a big hole which is 4 meters long, 2.5 meters wide and 2 meters deep. The driver, the only person in the minibus, was being treated in hospital. （CFP/Dong Hua)

Edited and translated by Liang Jun, People's Daily Online


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