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Massive 60-foot sinkhole opens up in Clay County, Florida

Jamarlo Phillips
Action News Jax
Fri, 23 Aug 2019 10:21 UTC
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Huge sinkhole in Clay County
Getting to the bottom of a huge sinkhole in Clay County is a bigger challenge than crews originally thought.

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.

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Calf recovering after falling into sinkhole in Luther, Oklahoma


nbcdfw.com
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 08:41 UTC
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A calf is recovering after spending days in a sinkhole on an Oklahoma ranch.

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.

Credit: Lauren Daniels KFOR-TV

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Huge sinkhole threatens to swallow pub in Amiens, France

Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Metro (UK)
Wed, 14 Aug 2019 07:19 UTC
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A large sinkhole has emerged right outside a pub in northern France.

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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Large sinkhole nearly swallows car in Brooklyn, New York


CBSNewYork
Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:51 UTC
A sinkhole nearly swallowed a car Thursday in
© Jenna DeAngelis/CBS2A sinkhole nearly swallowed a car Thursday in Brooklyn
A sinkhole nearly swallowed a car with a driver and her kids inside 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.
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Rockslide blocks salmon spawning in British Columbia, Canada - Livelihoods and wildlife threatened


The Globe and Mail
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:00 UTC
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© The Canadian PressA rock slide on the Fraser River near Big Bar, B.C., has created a five-metre waterfall that is blocking the passage of salmon.
A rock slide on the Fraser River near Big Bar, B.C., has created a five-metre waterfall that is blocking the passage of salmon.

A major rock slide in British Columbia's Fraser River has prompted new restrictions to recreational and First Nations fishing of chinook salmon, as officials scramble to prevent long-term devastation of the population.

The slide in a remote area near Big Bar, northwest of Kamloops in the Interior, has created a five-metre waterfall that is blocking all but a small percentage of roughly hundreds of thousands of chinook from migrating upstream to spawn.

The measures announced Friday represent an "unquestionably difficult" decision in terms of the impacts on First Nations communities and on recreational fish harvesters, said Andrew Thomson, a regional director with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

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Teen girl trapped in 15-foot sinkhole after curb she was sitting on collapsed in Douglas County, Nebraska

Megan Johnson
Yahoo! News
Sun, 07 Jul 2019 14:29 UTC
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© Omaha Fire Dept.The sinkhole
A teenage girl in Nebraska was rescued from a massive 15-foot sinkhole after the concrete curb she was sitting on collapsed, plunging her down into the earth.

The girl told authorities she was sitting behind the Uta Halee administrative building when she felt the concrete begin to crack. As she stood up, the ground crumbled beneath her and she fell into the hole, trapping her underneath dirt and concrete, the Omaha World-Herald reports.

The Omaha Fire Department used a rope to remove the girl from the massive trench after they entered the hole and used airbags to remove the concrete from the girl's legs, the Herald added.
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Massive sinkhole swallows car in Woodbridge, Virginia

Alejandro Alvarez
wtop.com
Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:16 UTC
Prince William County police tweeted out this
© Prince William CountyPrince William County police tweeted out this photo Friday evening of the car being removed from the sinkhole.
A portion of Princedale Drive in Woodbridge, Virginia, remains closed after a large fissure split the street in half on Thursday, swallowing at least one vehicle.

The first reports of a gaping hole in the ground came around 6:15 p.m. Thursday, forcing Prince William County officers to close Princedale Drive between Roundtree Drive and Saddler Lane.

Video and photos from the scene showed the sinkhole in the shoulder of Princedale Drive, extending across the entire roadway.

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Holy moly: 7.5-metre deep sinkhole may be largest ever in Regina, Canada


CBC News
Tue, 02 Jul 2019 12:37 UTC
The sinkhole is located on the corner of Avonhurst and Elphinstone.
© Matt Howard/CBC NewsThe sinkhole is located on the corner of Avonhurst and Elphinstone.
A giant sinkhole is breaking new ground for the City of Regina.

The city believes that the sinkhole, located at the intersection of Avonhurst Drive and Elphinstone Street, may be the largest ever seen locally at an estimated 7.5 metres deep.

The hole has been described alternatively as the next Capital Pointe project or the gopher hole from which the new Gainer mascot arose.

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Possible sinkhole swallows several trucks in Florida near Orlando Airport

Travis Fedschun
Fox News
Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:19 UTC
Officials are investigating if the trucks fell into a sinkhole or if the fracture in the ground was caused by something else.
© Orange County Fire RescueOfficials are investigating if the trucks fell into a sinkhole or if the fracture in the ground was caused by something else.
Several large trucks ended up swallowed inside what officials believe may be a sinkhole in central Florida early Wednesday.

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the hole opened up around 1 a.m. on private property along Boggy Creek Road, located near Orlando International Airport.

Deputies arriving at the scene discovered "a large fracture in the ground between two lakes that had collapsed" that is estimated to be at least 30-feet wide.

The Orange County Fire Rescue said on Twitter that several trucks had been swallowed.

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See Naples and die? Garbage truck falls into gigantic sinkhole in Italian city

Lucia I. Suarez Sang
Fox News
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 10:50 UTC
A garbage truck plunged into a massive sinkhole in the Italian city of Naples. (Vigili del
© Vigili del FuocoA garbage truck plunged into a massive sinkhole in the Italian city of Naples.
A garbage truck plunged into a massive sinkhole in the Italian city of Naples on Monday, sparking the evacuations of several homes nearby.

The truck was traveling down the Casoria area of the southern Italian city when the ground beneath it opened up. Much of the vehicle was left buried under dirt and rubble as a result of the collapse.

The driver was rescued by firefighters and taken to a local hospital. His condition was not immediately known.


Comment: The same thing happened in 2011: Italy, Naples: Garbage Truck Swallowed by Sinkhole

Other past huge sinkholes in and around the city:

2015: Over 380 people evacuated in Naples, Italy after massive sinkhole opens up

2016: Two trees and a Renault disappear into huge sinkhole near Naples, Italy

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