<p><br /> Sinking land has developed into a huge 80-metre diameter hole on a school playground in Ningxiang county, Hunan province in southern China.<br /> </p><p><br /> CCTV broadcast footage showing a sinkhole created in front of a school building, where there used to be a playground.<br /> </p><p><br /> Cracked and damaged buildings could be seen around the sinkhole.<br /> </p><p><br /> The land started to yield in January this year and formed a 20-diameter hole and since then the hole has been expanding as the land kept sinking.<br /> </p><p><br /> The sinking was accelerated during the rain season as intense rainfall loosened the earth, a local official told CCTV.<br /> </p><p><br /> The official said families living in nearby buildings were evacuated and had received a subsidy of 300 Yuan.<br /> </p>
