Israeli police inspect sinkhole in Jerusalem parking lot
By AFP
08 June 2021 |
12:10 pm
Israeli police inspect Jerusalem Shaare Zedek hospital parking lot, after a sinkhole opened wide, swallowing at least one car.
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