Yet another sinkhole has opened up and killed a man. This time, the sinkhole was in China, where they seem to be having a sinkhole epidemic.

On Tuesday, 2 closed circuit cameras in Shenzhen, China captured video of a 25-year-old man falling into a sinkhole when the ground suddenly opened up below him. The man who was swallowed by the China sinkhole has been identified as a security guard by the name Yang Jiabin.

Reports are saying the sinkhole in China was 16 by 20 feet wide and 4 stories deep. There is no confirmed cause as of yet. However, neighbors in the area where the sinkhole opened up have been complaining about tremors they have felt from a construction site nearby.

The video captured by the cameras has gone viral. In the video, the now deceased man is walking down the street as if it were a normal day, because to him it was. Inexplicably and without warning the ground opens up underneath him and the man falls to his death.

The United States has recently had a brush with sinkholes. 3 have opened up getting attention from the news. There were 2 in Florida and 1 in Illinois. The first sinkhole was reported in early March. The sinkhole opened up beneath the bedroom of Jeff Bush. Bush was swallowed alive; his body is not likely to be recovered.

In China, sinkholes are an ever growing concern. The number of sinkholes that open up across china each year is mind boggling. In 2007 there were 54 sinkholes reported throughout China. In 2009 the number jumped to 129 sinkholes. News.com reports over 100 sinkholes have opened up in Beijing over the past 2 months.

The constant opening of sinkholes in China is blamed on the country's rapid economic development and poor planning on the part of the country's contractors. China has a massive amount of limestone under the ground. Wet limestone is the underlining factor for causing a sinkhole.

"A sinkhole in a geological context is a surface depression caused by the subsidence of the ground due to dissolution of a soluble rock [usually limestone, chalk salt or gypsum - ie 'karst' areas] at depth," Dr Andrew Farrant a geologist and karst geomorphologist at British Geological Survey explained to IBTimes.UK

The added weight of cities, building and roads can cause a sinkhole to open up, causing damage and death.