And we thought our potholes were big! Massive crater opens up in road through German town swallowing up car
Residents in the German town of Schmalkalden probably had the shock of their lives when they opened their bedroom curtains this moing.
An enormous crater-like hole had appeared in the town oveight, splitting the road in two and taking with it a car.
Another car dangled precariously over the edge and a row of garages looked in danger of collapsing in the usually quiet residential district.
The landslide measures around 20metres deep and a massive 40metres wide.
Residents from 23 nearby buildings have been evacuated whilst investigators try and determine the cause of the landslide.
Amazingly, nobody was injured and police remain baffled.
Katschmann said it was possible that rock formations underground broke up, creating a cavity.
Authorities plan to fill the hole with gravel.
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Evacuated: Amazing, no-one was injured although the hole did swallow up a car and residents from 23 buildings close to the landslide have been evacuated while the damage is assessed
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Bigger than a house: Seen in the context of nearby houses, this aerial shot shows the massive size of the gaping hole. The cause of the landslide is still unclear
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