An enormous sinkhole swallowed a bus in central China, killing six people and leaving more than 10 people missing.
Video footage showed people at a bus stop fleeing as the ground underneath the bus starts to cave in.
The incident, outside a hospital in Xining on Monday evening, also triggered an explosion inside the hole.
Search and rescue operations are underway as local authorities investigate the cause of the incident.
US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Strait
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Putin, Zelenskyy proclaim rival ceasefires around Russia's commemorations
President Vladimir Putin has declared on Monday a two-day ceasefire in the conflict with Ukraine on May 8-9 to mark Russia’s World War Two victory, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy countered with his own proposed pause in fighting starting earlier, on the night of May 5‑6.
Blast at fireworks factory in China's Hunan kills 21
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Three killed after small plane crashes into building in southeastern Brazil
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Two killed, multiple injuries after car hits bystanders in Leipzig
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