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HM Coastguard has warned beach-goers to keep their distance as the collapsing sand could trap them. The pit was spotted on Shoebury East Beach, near Southend-on-Sea

The giant flaming sinkhole called Darvaza has been on fire in the desert of Turkmenistan for more than five decades and is a health risk to locals but it's also a tourist attraction for Turkmenistan

A woman had to crawl out of the boot of her Mitsubishi Colt when a sinkhole suddenly opened around her car, plunging her vehicle into the ground as several passers-by came to her aid

Dramatic images show a massive sinkhole at the Cwmfelin Social Club in Swansea that will now need to be demolished as experts are still investigating what has caused it

A postbox only just about survived to tell the tale after an enormous sinkhole the size of a car opened up in the middle of the street in London, causing big issues for the locals

A sinkhole, estimated to be about 12 feet by 12 feet, has reopened at the same site that swallowed a man while he slept in 2013 - who has not been seen since

Jeffrey Bush was asleep when a giant 100ft sinkhole opened up beneath his home and brother Jeremy heard his screams - but a body has never been found

A car with two children onboard was plunged into a huge sinkhole containing boiling water when the ground suddenly opened up on a city street, with multiple people sent to hospital with burns

Families living in a neighbourhood in Norwich are taking drastic action including considering moving homes over several sinkholes which have opened up near their houses

The sinkhole is said to be 12ft deep as the road on Quay Street in Newport, Isle of Wight, was cordoned off after emergency services responded to calls from worried locals

A mum and daughter needed to be helped to safety by rescue teams after their car along with another fell into a sinkhole in Los Angeles during ferocious storms that have led to a major repair operation