Car nearly swallowed by the ground in a Rostov-on-Don courtyard
A burst sewer pipe washed out the soil under a parked car in Rostov-on-Don, and nearly half of it ended up in a hole. Residents say it's not the first time.
Imagine walking out to your car and finding half of it in a hole. That's what happened in a courtyard of a residential complex in Rostov-on-Don, a large city in southern Russia.
According to the Telegram channel Don Mash, a sewer pipe burst right under the parked car. The leak washed away the soil, the asphalt gave way, and almost half of the vehicle dropped into the pit.
City water utility crews came to the scene. They said the damaged patch of ground isn't their responsibility, because the residential complex's management is supposed to maintain it.
The sinkhole has been fenced off with protective barriers. Locals say the ground has collapsed in this very spot before: a similar utility failure happened there this summer.
Earlier, a garbage truck in Novosibirsk also fell through the road surface, which crumbled right under it. The heavy truck couldn't get out, and the crew had to wait for a breakdown service.
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