A sinking feeling hit the city of Baltimore in the US as an enormous sinkhole swallowed a number of cars parked on a residential street.

Two days of heavy rain led to the collapses of one side of the street, which was swept onto nearby train tracks.

Thankfully no one was harmed, though gas supplies have been cut and some houses evacuated for safety reasons.

Local firemen have been on hand to help owners retrieve the cars from the abyss.

Rescue 1 safely hooking up a car on the edge of the 26th street collapse. @BCFDL734 @Local964Prez pic.twitter.com/Cfu0bmAspz

— Baltimore Fire (@BaltimoreFire) May 1, 2014