A section of a road suddenly cracked due to high temperatures in central China.

Video filmed in the city of Zhoukou in Henan Province on June 17 shows a section of a tarmac road suddenly cracking with smoke coming out.

A witness named Ms Shan told Henan TV that she heard a loud noise at around 4 pm at home and went out to check. She then saw the cracked road.

Since the temperature was high, no one was outside. So no one was injured.

The local meteorological observatory issued a red warning signal (the highest level) to the high temperature, which means the highest temperature would rise above 40 degrees Celsius within 24 hours.

Ms Shan reported the incident to local authorities and then an excavator was used to repair the road.

The video was provided by local media with permission.

连日来，河南省遭遇持续高温天气。6月17日下午，周口市郸城县双楼乡一段乡间水泥路突然崩裂，所幸没有造成人员受伤。
据目击者单女士介绍，事发地点在郸城县双楼乡杜桥村西头的一段水泥路，修好有大约3年时间了。“下午4点多，俺正在家哩，突然听到一声巨响，出门一看，水泥路崩裂了。”单女士说，当时天太热，几乎没有行人在外面活动，所以并未造成人员受伤。后来，她想起来查看家庭监控摄像头，看到了崩裂瞬间的一幕。
郸城县气象台2022年06月17日07时55分发布高温红色预警信号：预计17日白天县域内全部乡镇和街道最高气温将升至40℃以上，请注意防范。（视频由河南台提供）