Iran Press/Asia: Dr. Suzan Kuday Bal?k and nurse Ozlem Duymaz were oblivious to what awaited them but heard an ominous rumble before the gaping sinkhole opened up at their feet at roughly 4pm local time on Thursday in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir. The entire incident was captured in shocking CCTV footage.
The pair were swallowed up by the concrete abyss and showered with dust and debris, falling some three meters to the basement below. Security camera footage of the incident has been shared widely in the Turkish media.
No sooner had the cavern devoured them than a crowd of passersby rushed to their aid and pulled them from the debris.
Both women were taken to a nearby hospital by ambulance but amazingly, only suffered minor injuries.
First responders from the police and fire department cordoned off the area of the collapse and a full investigation into the circumstances has been launched.
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