Sinkholes
The cabbie, named Guo, ran from his car after the 13ft deep chasm opened up in Ningxia, northern China.
The 33-year-old had just dropped off a fare. 'After my passenger got out, I drove forwards, then my car suddenly began sinking into the ground. I was shocked and immediately tried to open my door to get out,' he said. 'But my car became misshapen in the sinkhole, so I had to kick it open and ran out.'
Comment: The lowdown on sinkholes:
Park officials were notified at around 5:50 p.m. that a significant piece of rock broke off Cable Mountain and hit along the East Rim Trail, knocking down trees and "showering visitors ... with smaller rocks, branches and a plume of dust and sand."
The trail, which was closed at the time, sits approximately 3,000 below the mountain in an area called Weeping Rock.
Comment: This event may well merely be due to normal "erosion" but it's notable that all over the planet there has been a significant rise in landslides, sinkholes, and other related phenomena, that cannot:
- One person killed and another injured by rockslide at Yosemite National Park in California
- Huge crack appears in rock wall in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming - Area not far from Yellowstone
- Drone footage shows landslide near Casper Mountain, Wyoming after rain and snowmelt
- 8 dead as massive sinkhole swallows eight-lane road in Foshan, China (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
- GARGANTUAN sinkhole swallows several cars and building is evacuated in Rome (VIDEO)
The Director of Welfare and Social Development, Tonatiuh Guerra Martínez, indicated that the resources will be applied through his address because Jumapam does not have extra resources.
"In recent days, due to the natural wear and tear that has been in the primary communication channels, there have been undercuts that we are already aware of, and since Jumapam has no money, the president instructed us that through Social Welfare, resources will be rebuilt to help the Board compose those four undercuts, "he said.
A sinkhole formed in Kadapa district.– File Photo
The mysterious formation of huge sinkholes with deafening noise at Eppenta and Bayanapalle villages on Sunday caused panic among villagers. The emergence of 100-feet-deep sinkholes in irrigation tanks is giving sleepless nights to villagers.
Farmers baffled finding a large sinkhole filled with water. People of these two villages are scared of entering their agricultural fields fearing formation of sinkholes. They said that sinkholes have formed due to lightning and heavy inflows from the Buggavanka project. The government must press scientists into service to ascertain the reasons for the formation of sinkholes and dispel fears of people, Ramamohan, a farmer said.
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A couple of officials in a dinghy warn people to get out of the water
A couple of officials in a dinghy warn people to get out of the water
Visitors to the seaside town of Frinton have been advised not to go into the water, following multiple reports of children coughing and struggling to breathe
The reason why children coughed and struggled to breathe at a packed Essex beach yesterday remains a mystery.
Hundreds of families were enjoying the sun in the seaside town of Frinton on Sunday, when a large number of people began to have trouble breathing.
Essex Police said they were investigating, but that the cause remained unknown and the force advised people not to enter the water.
Emergency services, including the ambulance and fire service, attended the scene at the seafront off Fourth Avenue shortly after 2pm.
Comment: Could it be related to the surge in outgassing events around the world? SOTT Exclusive: The growing threat of underground fires and explosions
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- Temperature plummets as mysterious cold fog descends on beach during heatwave in England
Huge sinkhole in Clay County
The massive hole is impacting traffic and homes in Keystone Heights.
Tabby Castro has been without running water for three days.
"I don't care if you don't fix the road, fix my pump," explained Castro.
Ever since a sinkhole, measuring 60 feet across, opened near her home on Auburn Avenue in Keystone Heights she's been dealing with this.
The Mohr family of Luther said holes have been popping up on the property over the years due to an underground pipeline, and people, vehicles and now the calf have fallen in.
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Part of the venue in Amiens was left dangling over the edge of the 16ft deep hole after it suddenly emerged overnight yesterday. Gas and electricity in the area were cut off and local media says nobody is believed to have been hurt when it appeared.
For now, La Bonne Humeur (good mood in English) brasserie remains closed until they can make the building safe. It is not known what caused the collapse, but there are theories that it could be related to the town's Roman heritage or a fortress built in the Middle Ages.
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A sinkhole nearly swallowed a car Thursday in Brooklyn
A sinkhole nearly swallowed a car Thursday in Brooklyn
Some neighbors were shocked, others say they'd raised concerns before.
The ground suddenly gave way at Evergreen Avenue and Decatur Street in Bushwick.
The crater it left behind appeared to be about 10 feet deep, CBS2's Jenna DeAngelis reported.
"Looking at maybe the biggest sinkhole I've ever seen in my life," Bushwick resident Evan Murray said.
Comment: Another similar recent incident in the same country: Huge sinkhole swallows taxi after opening up on Chinese road