Leaking water pipes create 'death hole' in Hanoi

A water pipe under Truong Chinh Street (Hanoi) leaked, eroding the rock mixture, creating a sinkhole.

On July 27, a representative of the Traffic Infrastructure Maintenance Board ( Hanoi Department of Construction) said that a D400 mm water pipe (400 mm in diameter) of the Clean Water Company was leaking. The water pressure eroded the mixture of crushed stone and crushed stone dust, creating a sinkhole.

The pipe has been repaired and the sinkhole has been filled.

For nearly half a month, the Hanoi Clean Water Company had identified a clean water leak but had not yet found its location until the sinkhole appeared. Immediately after that, the unit repaired the pipeline, leveled and spread rocks to restore the road surface.

At around 9pm on July 26, a man was riding a SH motorbike on Truong Chinh Street towards Nga Tu So, old Dong Da District. When approaching the Ton That Tung - Truong Chinh intersection, the front wheel of the motorbike fell into a deep hole, the driver fell onto the road, suffering minor scratches.

"Death hole" appeared on Truong Chinh street, evening of July 26.

More than an hour later, the car was pulled up, revealing a hole about one meter deep and one meter in diameter, shaped like a frog's jaw, with no water.

According to VnExpress

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