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A crater with a diameter of five and a depth of two meters appeared in Nice on Lido beach, French channel BFMTV reported.
The city's mayor Christian Estrosi reassured the residents that this is a common natural phenomenon.
Translation: No worries, it is a natural phenomenon that occurs up to four times a year and specially for journalists I inform: no, this is not a tram, that made a detour.A security perimeter was established on the beach. On February 2, authorities plan to refill the crater after a geological investigation on the site.
Comment: So the mayor thinks this happens four times a year and the article states it has been recorded to have happened three times in the last decade.
Comment: Clearly this crater/sinkhole's appearance isn't such a common occurrence and, when we take into account the huge increase in sightings around the world, this could be part of a more concerning phenomenon:
- UK: 'Very unusual' sinkhole on train tracks after Storm Eleanor, 'ground shifting' say engineers
- Massive sinkhole in Fukuoka disrupts traffic and causes blackout
- Huge sinkhole opens up in Rome
- Humongous sinkhole opens up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Swimming-pool sized sinkhole opens in Toronto, Canada
- Sinkhole swallows house in Khutsong, South Africa
- Massive earth crack opens up in Northern Cape, South Africa
- 25-foot sinkhole open up in Bengaluru, India
- The Dead Sea is dying: Thousands of sinkholes are shrinking water level at rate of 1.4 metres a year
- New info on 'crater-hole' in Siberia: 'Explosion' and 'glow in sky' witnessed 100 km away
- 'Doorway To The Underworld' in Siberia is rapidly growing in size
For a more in-depth look on the topic, see: Sinkholes: The groundbreaking truth