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Bizarre whirlpool appears in Latvian river sucking everything in its path into watery vortex

Leon Watson
The Daily Mail UK
Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:27 UTC
Seven-minute clip apparently captured after a river burst its banks

It captures huge blocks of ice and mud heading towards whirlpool

A monstrous whirlpool has appeared in the Baltic state of Latvia swallowing everything dragged towards it.

The bizarre phenomenon looks as if a plug has been pulled from the ground beneath as it sucks water down.

A seven-minute clip of what looks like a vortex in action was apparently captured after a river burst its banks in the south-east of the country.
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Bizarre phenomenon: The monstrous whirlpool that has appeared in the Baltic state of Latvia

It captures huge blocks of ice and mud heading towards the whirlpool before disappearing underneath the water's surface.

More than 220,000 people have already watched the video in less than 48 hours on YouTube.
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Three vehicles swallowed by sinkhole in Glenview, Illinois

Stefano Esposito and Fran Spielman
Chicago SunTimes
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:16 UTC
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© Brian Jackson/Sun-TimesA large sinkhole in the 9600 block of South Houston swallowed three cars following strong overnight storms.
All Olaide Giwa could do was watch helplessly as her new 2013 Dodge Charger plopped into the sinkhole.

The 57-year-old nurse was heading to work in Glenview and had just walked out of her son's home in the 9600 block of South Houston about 5:20 a.m. Thursday when she saw a silver truck whose driver appeared to be having trouble steering.

And then she saw the truck sink into the road, swallowed by a sinkhole that had grown to a 30-foot diameter by early morning.

"I see the car going inside. I say, 'Wait a minute. What's going on?'" she said.

Soon after, the sinkhole swallowed her brother's car, too.

Frantic, Giwa wanted to move her Charger, now on the edge of the sinkhole, but firefighters wouldn't let her.

"I wanted to back up my own car. They say, 'You can't do that. The third one is going in at any time,'" she said.

"Then it went fast. Boom."
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U.S. Storm woes range from sinkhole to snow to twisters

Jason Keyser and Jim Salter
Associated Press via Yahoo News
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:48 UTC
Middle America was getting everything nature has to throw at it on Thursday, from snow in the north to tornadoes in the Plains, and with torrential rains causing floods and transportation chaos in several states - and a sinkhole in Chicago. Seemingly every community in the Plains and Midwest was under some sort of watch or warning. Up to a foot of snow was expected in parts of Minnesota and the Dakotas. Rivers were surging beyond their banks from downpours in Missouri, Iowa and Illinois. Tornadoes caused scattered damage in Oklahoma. Frost warnings were in effect in Kansas and Oklahoma as a cold front pushed out warmer air.
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This NOAA satellite image taken Thursday, April 18, 2013 at 1:45 a.m. EDT shows a stationary front across the Mid Atlantic with scattered showers. Low pressure is affecting a large part of the Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes, and the Plains.
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Sinkhole swallows 3 cars in Chicago's Southeast side: 'I am lucky'


ChicagoTribune.com
Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:34 UTC
One person was hospitalized after a sinkhole swallowed three cars in the South Deering neighborhood on the Southeast Side this morning. The person was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious-to-critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

Witnesses said the hole opened up around 5 a.m. at 9600 South Houston Avenue, quickly growing from about 20 feet to about 40 feet. First two cars slid in, then a third as the hole widened, witnesses said. A fourth vehicle was towed from the edge as it was about to fall inside, witnesses said.

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Another one: Giant sinkhole splits ground in central region of Portugal


The Extinction Protocol
Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:57 UTC
Excess water in the soil may be the cause of geological phenomenon occurred in Marvão in Alto Alentejo, which resulted in the opening of a crater about 100 meters deep and 17 meters in diameter. The geologist Victor Lambert explained this Tuesday that this is "a typical phenomenon" of areas where there is limestone and soil conditions exist, though in Portugal nothing has appeared of this size." The geologist, who develops work for research institutions and ornamental rocks, reported in the local area that has Marvão caves and type of existing rock (limestone) tends to 'dissolve,' forming caves. "Here in Marvão, we had lots of rain a year.

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Samara: The Russian city being 'eaten alive' as cars, buses and trucks disappear, swallowed by giant sinkholes

Amanda Williams
Mail Online
Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:58 UTC
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© English Russia/ExclusivePixThe city of Samara in Russia appears to be sinking into the earth, as massive sinkholes open up swallowing cars and wreaking havoc
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city.

Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake.

The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.
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Sinkhole house in Florida demolished


Guardian
Mon, 04 Mar 2013 17:22 UTC
Rescue crews start to demolish the house in Tampa, Florida, that partially collapsed into a sinkhole on Thursday, swallowing resident Jeffrey Bush as he slept in his bed. Spokesman Mike Merrill told reporters they would be proceeding slowly to allow survivors to retrieve valuables. Experts will examine the hole once the house has been removed. Bush is presumed dead
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Florida sinkhole footage released by officials


Guardian
Wed, 03 Apr 2013 09:30 UTC
Officials in Hillsborough county, Florida, have released footage showing a giant cavity under a house caused by a sinkhole which engulfed a man as he slept. Jeff Bush, 36, is missing and presumed dead. Neighbours have been asked to relocate after tests revealed a chance of more sinkhole activity
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Tremors at Bayou Corne, Lousiana salt dome halt work again Friday

David J. Mitchell
The Advocate
Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:55 UTC
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Screen shot from Louisiana State Police video shot on March 21, 2013, of the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
The head of Louisiana's Department of Natural Resources named 13 scientists and other experts Friday to serve on a blue-ribbon commission tasked with determining the long-term stability of the area around northern Assumption Parish's sinkhole.

The 13-acre sinkhole and consequences of its emergence and continued growth, such as methane trapped under the Bayou Corne area, have forced the evacuation of 350 residents for more than seven months.

The sinkhole, found in swamps between Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou on Aug. 3, is believed to have been caused by a failed Texas Brine Co. LLC cavern mined into the Napoleonville Dome.

Members of the new panel are being asked to set up scientifically based benchmarks in regard to the sinkhole and then determine when they have been met in order to give assurances that the Bayou Corne area is safe for the return of evacuated residents.

"The work of this commission is crucial to the future of public safety in the Bayou Corne area," DNR Secretary Stephen Chustz said in a prepared statement announcing the 13 appointments.
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Out of control nightmare: tremors increasing at massive 13-acre Louisiana sinkhole


The Extinction Protocol
Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:30 UTC
The head of Louisiana's Department of Natural Resources named 13
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scientists and other experts Friday to serve on a blue-ribbon commission tasked with determining the long-term stability of the area around northern Assumption Parish's sinkhole. The 13-acre sinkhole and consequences of its emergence and continued growth, such as methane trapped under the Bayou Corne area, have forced the evacuation of 350 residents for more than seven months. The sinkhole, found in swamps between Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou on Aug. 3, is believed to have been caused by a failed Texas Brine Co. LLC cavern mined into the Napoleonville Dome.

Members of the new panel are being asked to set up scientifically based benchmarks in regard to the sinkhole and then determine when they have been met in order to give assurances that the Bayou Corne area is safe for the return of evacuated residents. "The work of this commission is crucial to the future of public safety in the Bayou Corne area," DNR Secretary Stephen Chustz said in a prepared statement announcing the 13 appointments. "We must ensure we have done all that we can to get the right people to provide the right answers in making recommendations for the future of the people who want to return," Chustz said. The secretary made the appointments in consultation with Jim Welsh, state Commissioner of Conservation, and Kevin Davis, director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the statement says.
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