A speed limit sign is all that remains of part a of road in the U. state of Oklahoma after a huge sinkhole opened up in the state's capital when tornadoes triggered rain storms.

Local media said major flooding caused the ground to give way, revealing a pipe from a natural gas line.

In the nearby community, almost 200 people were evacuated from flooded mobile homes as up to 25 centimetres of rain fell.

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