A 672-TON church is being hauled from one side of a city to the other to stop it being swallowed by a mine.

The 113-year-old Kiruna Church is embarking on a two day voyage to its new home, travelling at around 500 metres per hour.

It has been hoisted onto a vast convoy of trailers as it makes its way through the city of Kiruna in Sweden 's far north.

The church is being moved from the old city centre - which is at risk from ground fissures due to iron ore mining - to its new location.

Buildings across the town are being moved to accommodate an expansion of mining operations .

Swedish law does not allow mining to take place directly under buildings.

Residents had begun to see cracks in buildings and roads as the mine dug deeper, according to Euronews.

The church's two-day j

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