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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Martha McHardy

Huge sinkhole appears above HS2 tunnel in Buckinghamshire

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A large sinkhole has appeared above a tunnel being built for the high-speed HS2 railway line in Buckinghamshire.

Campaigners said the four-meter deep hole, which appeared above tunnelling in Little Missenden, is a sign that it is “time to stop digging”.

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