Giant sinkholes plague Hubei mining region
By Liu Kun in Jingmen, Hubei and Zhou Wenting in Shanghai | China Daily | Updated: 2013-09-23 07:14
People in Xinqiao know only too well the dangers of sinkholes.
Yang Lixiang has been lucky to survive two that opened up at her farm this summer.
"I was picking cotton and suddenly the ground just broke up - I fell into the crack, head to toe," she said, recalling an incident on Aug 20. "Luckily, I was able to grab a cotton stalk and pull myself to safety."
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