Sinkhole swallows cars at Italian hospital treating coronavirus patients

A view of the large sinkhole that opened overnight in the car park of Ospedale del Mare (Hospital Of The Sea) in Naples, Italy (Alessandro Pone/AP)

A giant sinkhole opened in the car park of a hospital in Naples, Italy, forcing the temporary closure of a nearby residence for recovering Covid-19 patients because the electricity was cut.

Operations were not affected at the Hospital of the Sea, and firefighters said it did not appear anyone was injured.