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Huge landslide leaves 40 people trapped under more than a million tonnes of earth following torrential rain in China

Emily Chan
Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 12 Aug 2015 19:20 UTC
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Forty people are believed to be missing following a massive landslide in Shaanxi province, central China
Forty people are believed to be missing following a landslide in central China.

Over a million tonnes of mud and rock inundated the living quarters of a mining company in Shaanxi province at 12.30am local time today, reported the People's Daily Online.

Four workers have been rescued and rushed to hospital for treatment.

Rescue workers and paramedics were rushed to the scene shortly after the landslide and local residents have been evacuated from the area.

The extensive search and rescue operation is still on-going, but efforts have been hampered by bad weather.

Earlier today, Chinese President Xi Jinping called for an all-out rescue effort to find those who are still missing.

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10-foot sinkhole opens overnight in Colorado Springs

Deb Stanley
thedenverchannel.com
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 07:44 UTC
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A sinkhole opened up on Chestnut Street in Colorado Springs Monday night.

The sinkhole was the size of one entire driving lane forcing officials to close Chestnut between Vondelpark Drive and Ellston Street. That's near I-25 and Fillmore Street, by the Douglas Creek Open Space.

Colorado Springs Police told KRDO-TV the sinkhole was about 10 feet deep.

Colorado Springs Utilities said no gas or water lines were damaged by the sinkhole.

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Sinkhole swallows pickup truck in Central Falls, Rhode Island

Nancy Krause
wpri.com
Tue, 11 Aug 2015 19:03 UTC
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© WJAR-TVA pickup truck fell into a massive sinkhole in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on Tuesday.
What appears to be a large sinkhole has opened up on a street in Central Falls.

Photos sent in by Eyewitness News viewers show a pickup truck stuck in the hole, which is located on Hunt Street.

A large water main break appears to be to blame, though water officials say the cause of the break is unknown.

Eyewitness News spoke with the truck driver trapped in the hole and the police lieutenant who helped rescue him.

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Car falls into sinkhole in Worcester, Massachusetts

Michael D. Kane
masslive.com
Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:07 UTC
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© Michael D. Kane / MassLiveJeff Army watches as employees of Boulevard Towing pull his car from a sinkhole that opened up after 3 p.m. to day on Hastings Road.
The Worcester resident whose car fell into a sinkhole on Hastings Road this afternoon said he has effectively forfeited his car due to the cost of pulling it out of the hole.

Jeff Army was quoted a price from Boulevard Towing of $350 for the removal, or $550 if the car had to be taken if he could not pay. Since he did not have the money available, he said he was told it would be another $50 per day.

Army was asking friends for money, but said could not get enough.

"I don't have the money," Army said minutes after clearing his belongings from the car at around 6 p.m. on Friday, before returning to work. "I just lost my car."

The lower half of Hastings Road buckled and, in places, collapsed as the soil below it washed away after 3 p.m. Friday afternoon. West Boylston Street was closed briefly, but re-opened at around 5 p.m.
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School bus gets trapped in sinkhole in the Bronx


newyork.cbslocal.com
Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:38 UTC
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A school bus transporting special-needs summer campers had a close encounter of the sinkhole kind in the Bronx on Thursday
A school bus transporting special needs children got stuck in a sinkhole in the Bronx late Thursday afternoon.

As CBS2's Jessica Schneider reported, the bus was traveling down the street down Creston Avenue toward East Burnside Avenue, in the Tremont section of the Bronx around 3 p.m.

The bus was taking special needs students to camp, officials said.

The bus went over what was then a small pothole, and ended up plummeting into what became an enormous sinkhole.

The ground opened underneath the bus to something that was about 10 feet long and 6 feet wide.

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Sinkhole swallows car in El Paso, Texas


Laredo Morning Times
Sat, 08 Aug 2015 18:40 UTC
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EPWU worked the scene until the late afternoon on Thursday. The car was pulled from the hole and towed and its driver did not suffer any injuries, according to KVIA.

KVIA news reported the five to six-foot deep hole was the result of a water main break that happened around 5:30 a.m. at the intersection of Shadow Mountain and Thunderbird on the city's West Side.

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Large sinkhole swallows entire pond in Lowndes County, Georgia

Adam Floyd
The Valdosta Daily Times
Wed, 05 Aug 2015 16:15 UTC
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Sinkhole swallows pond
A large sinkhole opened up Tuesday night in Lowndes County, closing one road and swallowing an entire pond.

"We have had a giant sink hole open on Shiloh Rd. at Franks Creek. It started on private property and has swallowed up an entire pond," said Lowndes County Clerk Paige Dukes. "Right now, we've got three places right next to the road that have opened up."

Last night, it was too dark for Lowndes County Engineering crews to evaluate the size of the sinkhole, but because of the extremely unstable conditions, Shiloh Rd. was closed, said Dukes.

"Citizens will need to take the usual detour. Please do not visit the area. This is not a photo opportunity," said Dukes. "Sinkholes are unpredictable and can be extremely dangerous."

Residents are also asked to remember that much of the sinkhole is located on private property.
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Enormous sinkhole opens in Brooklyn, New York

Alex Lockie
Business Insider
Tue, 04 Aug 2015 10:54 UTC
The police have blocked off the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 64th Street in Brooklyn's Sunset Park as a massive sinkhole opened up around 7:30 am Tuesday morning, taking most of the street corner with it.
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MyFoxNY reports that there are no reported injuries from the collapse.

National Grid workers are on the scene to work on affected gas lines, and the north bound N train is expecting delays due to the wreckage, CBS NewYork reports. The footage of the sinkhole shows at least one disconnected pipe, and the water lines to several nearby businesses have reportedly been cut off.
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Pictures posted on Twitter show a large hole that could have easily swallowed up a car. The cave-in is limited to the street, and the sidewalk remains intact. The New York Fire Department tweeted these photos:

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Comment: Bronx, NY in the midst of second Legionnaires' outbreak this year

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Large sinkhole opens up under trailer at Cartersville Gas Department, Georgia

Mike Garcia
wbhfradio.org
Fri, 31 Jul 2015 13:04 UTC
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Sinkhole under trailer
The Cartersville Fire Department responded to the gas department on Cook Street Thursday afternoon in response to a possible gas leak and a sinkhole. The sinkhole opened up under a trailer. No one was injured. The sinkhole was about 25 feet by 30 feet and about 25 to 27 feet deep when the BCFD arrived.

The scene was secured, all utilities in the area were disconnected, Cartersville Electric rerouted power and Cartersville Natural Gas was able to shut down. There were no leaks or exposure.

Everyone present worked on the scene until one a.m. Friday morning. The sinkhole had to be opened up to two or three times larger in order to stabilize it. Air quality was monitored. The main concern was a number of fuel tanks that was close to the sinkhole, but there was never a problem.
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Sinkhole swallows car in Fernandina Beach, Florida


news4jax.com
Sat, 01 Aug 2015 15:59 UTC
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Car in sinkhole

No one was injured when a sinkhole swallowed a car at an apartment complex in Fernandina Beach.

It happened Saturday at the Amelia Landings complex.

The sheriff's office believe the sinkhole formed after a water main break.

Crews were working to repair the sinkhole Saturday night.
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