On June 8, 2019, a large part of a road suddenly collapsed into a building construction site in southern China.
The incident occurred in Nanning, a city located near the Vietnam border, which is capital of the Guangxi Zhuang region.
Large cracks in the road appeared before the failure. Fortunately, constructions officials that noticed the severe cracking, evacuated the construction site and closed the roadway. Therefore, there were no casualties.
The ground beneath the road collapsed carrying away the concrete diaphragm wall that was constructed to support the soil. The causes of the failure are under investigation but rainfalls that struck the area some days before may have contributed to the collapse.
Following the incident, officials and police rushed at the scene to resolve traffic issues and prevent people from entering the hazardous area.
Click the link below to watch the frightening moment of the collapse that was caught on camera.
Sources: SCMP.com, Weather.com
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