Dramatic moment sinkhole swallows entire house in Ecuador

Dramatic footage shows how a building collapsed in the southern Ecuadorian city of Zaruma late on Wednesday night as the ground beneath it gave away. The terrifying footage shows onlookers looking and gasping as the sinkhole consumes the house. Local residents complained this wasn’t the first time a sinkhole has opened up in the heritage city, pinning the blame on uncontrolled mining. No casualties have been reported in the collapse. Read more: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: