People gathering near the site where two vehicles had fallen into a sinkhole on a street in Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang province in north-east China. The South China Morning Post reported yesterday that two cars plunged headfirst into the hole after part of a road gave way in heavy rain on Saturday. Three people in the cars escaped uninjured from the sinkhole, which measured 8 sq m. The authorities are investigating the cause.