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Drone shots of large sinkhole in Surrey main road

A large sinkhole has forced the closure of a high street in a Surrey village. Surrey Police said on Tuesday that Godstone High Street was closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road following reports of a sinkhole on Monday night. Investigations are being carried out into the cause of the massive sinkhole that swallowed large parts of a road. By Wednesday, the residents evacuated from 30 properties still did not know when they will be able to return to their homes. Report by Faragt. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn