HEAVY have swept through China, opening up a huge sinkhole in the country’s north.

The sinkhole swallowed up two cars, and was threatening to take a third when passers-by stepped in.

Using man-power, about thirty people tied two ropes to the car and pulled it as it teetered on the edge.

The two cars that plunged into the hole were occupied at the time, all three people in the cars escaped without injury.