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Sinkhole appears in Guangzhou, China - in pictures

Sinkhole gallery: A sinkhole with buildings collapsed inside
Three buildings collapsed into the huge hole near the construction site of a new subway line Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
Sinkhole gallery: The site of a huge cave in Guangdong Province, China - 28 Jan 2013
The buildings and their contents collapsed into the sinkhole. Amazingly, there were no casualties from the incident, due to the actions of builders who, seeing the land beginning to subside, quickly helped evacuate the area Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex Features
Sinkhole gallery: Rescuers at the scene of huge cave in
Rescuers use construction equipment at the scene Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex Features
Sinkhole gallery: Three buildings collapse after huge cave in
Work continues at the scene throughout the night Photograph: HAP/Rex Features
Sinkhole gallery: A huge cave in, Guangzhou, China
This photograph shows the metro construction site nearby Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex Features
Sinkhole gallery: A huge cave in, Guangzhou, China
Construction workers pump concrete into the hole Photograph: Imaginechina/Rex Features
Sinkhole gallery: An area is seen cordoned off after a second cave-in
The area is seen cordoned off after a second cave-in. According to Xinhua News Agency, the subsidence area, about 10m deep, extended to about 100sqm. The area first caved in on Monday and resulted in buildings collapsing. It was filled up to ground level but sunk in again on Tuesday morning Photograph: China Daily/Reuters
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