A huge sinkhole is reported to have appeared next to the Russian ski resort of Sheregesh.
The 30 metre wide smoking sinkhole, dubbed "the Gate to Hell" by locals, led to four homes being evacuated, but no reported injuries.
The sinkhole is being linked to a coal mine which stretches 30 miles underground beneath the ski area, and reported to be owned by a company owned by oligarch Roman Abramovich.
Sheregesh was previously best known for its annual spring mass skiing-in-swimsuits day when it battled with Spain's Sierra Nevada to post the world record for the most people on the slopes in skiwear.