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Cop saves Chinese motorists from plunging into large sinkhole (VIDEO)


RT
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 20:31 UTC
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This CCTV footage from China could have gone viral for very different reasons if it weren't for a policeman who sprung swiftly into action.

His quick reaction saved nearby drivers, who would certainly have plunged into a crater along with a section of crumbling road as it dropped suddenly in Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province.

Just moments before the two-meter-deep sinkhole appeared in the middle of a busy road, an eagle-eyed traffic cop cordoned off the cracking area with cones.

He barely avoided being run over in process himself, thanks to impatient motorists.

Security cameras captured the chaos on Thursday, which was then shared online by a local news channel.

CCTV News reports that "further investigation over the collapse is currently underway".

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105 potential sinkholes discovered in Seoul City, Korea

Lim Jeong-yeo
The Korea Herald
Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:42 UTC
Seoul sinkhole
© YonhapA sinkhole that opened up at an apartment complex in Sindorim-dong, Guro-gu, last year.
Seoul City has discovered 105 underground cavities after four months of high-tech ground inspection.

According to the city government Wednesday, during its inspection of 48-kilometer section of arterial roads previously connected to cave-in accidents, 105 potential sinkholes were detected.

With an additional 246-kilometer section to be scanned this year, an estimated 195 more cavities are expected be found.

The latest investigation began in the wake of February 2015's sinkhole accident in front of Yongsan train station in Seoul. Last year, 56 sinkholes were detected in the city.

In the safety inspection that ensued, Ground Penetration Radar-mounted vehicles scanned the surface, then a portable GPR identified the exact location of the cavity and then the ground was drilled open to check the size of the hollow space beneath.

Using this method, On March 28, the bustling road in front of Chungjeongno Subway Station's exit four was restored just in time before it sank.
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Massive 15-metre sinkhole opens in Tring, Hertfordshire, UK


Mix96
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:15 UTC
Tring sinkhole
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A 15 metre long sinkhole has appeared in a road in Tring

The road has been closed to traffic after a large sinkhole appeared there.

It was first noticed yesterday morning (Wednesday) in Bunyan Close, Tring.

The Highways Department originally told residents that the road would be shut for two days, but it is now thought it will be significantly longer.

A safety barrier has been erected around the hole, which is believed to stretch at least 15 metres under the surface of the road.
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At least 15 killed by landslide in Arunachal Pradesh, India


The Times of India
Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:32 UTC
15 people killed in a landslide in Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh, 2-3 feared buried
© ANI15 people killed in a landslide in Tawang area of Arunachal Pradesh, 2-3 feared buried
At least 15 labourers were killed when a massive landslide triggered by incessant rains hit a labour camp in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh on Friday.

The incident occurred at 3am when 17 labourers engaged in construction works were inside the camp at a place 4km away from Tawang town, additional deputy commissioner (headquarters) Lod Gambo said.

"So far nine bodies have been extricated from the debris," Gambo said, adding incessant rain for the past couple of days had triggered landslides in several places of the border district.

Gambo said rescue operation was on and two JCBs have been pressed into service to clear the debris.


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17-foot sinkhole collapses street in San Francisco, California


Bay City News Service
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:39 UTC
San Francisco sinkhole
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A sinkhole appeared near a roadwork site Thursday evening in Pacific Heights, according to the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.

A 17-foot by 22-foot area of Sacramento Street collapsed between Lyon and Baker streets around 5 p.m. Road crews were already nearby, filling in an indentation in the street, when the collapse occurred. No injuries were reported.

The incident appears to have been caused by a sewer main break at the same location, although the cause of the break is not yet known. Water and sewer service has not been affected, however.

Crews have secured the scene, and Sacramento Street is closed between Lyon and Baker. Muni lines have not been affected. Repairs, which will begin Friday morning, are expected to take two to three days to complete.

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New sinkholes drain 2 more rivers in Mexico


Latin American Herald Tribune
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:22 UTC
Atoyac river
Almost completely dried up…
Two rivers in the mountains of the Mexican Gulf state of Veracruz have started to dry up following the appearance of sinkholes, bringing to three the number of rivers in the region that have drained into the subsoil in less than two months, officials said.

Residents and officials said the flow of the Tliapa and Tlacuapa rivers has been reduced by half, with the water streaming into sinkholes.

The rivers start in the mountain cities of Chocaman and Calcahualco, and flow into the Seco River in Cordoba, a city in central Veracruz.

Residents of the community of Tecolotla told officials that the first sinkhole formed in a place called Puente de Piedra, where water from one of the rivers began draining into the subsoil.

A second sinkhole appeared about one kilometer (0.62 miles) downriver, beyond where the two rivers join, residents said.

"The Tliapa and Tlacuapa rivers have now reduced their flow by up to 50 percent," Tomatlan emergency management chief Tobias Carrillo Morales said.

Comment: See also: Segments of Atoyac River in Mexico disappear overnight after giant crack opens

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75-foot by 45-foot crater swallows high school basketball court in Huntington Park, California


Strange Sounds
Thu, 14 Apr 2016 18:03 UTC
Huntington Park crater
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The crater measures about 75 feet by 45 feet. Regardless, class remained in session Tuesday at Linda Esperanza Marquez High School in Huntington Park, California.

The school, which opened in 2013, is built on the rubble of "a former toxic concrete mountain" known as "La Montaña."

But according to officials, there is no known correlation between the current crater and the ground beneath the school.
Huntington Park crater
© Via Facebook/Fox11
Sinkhole or man-made?

News channels describe the collapse in the concrete as a sinkhole. In contrast school officials argue the crater is the result of an underground water retention and recharge system built during the school's construction in 2012.

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Video shows massive sinkhole open up on street in California

Ryan Ramgobin
The Independent
Tue, 12 Apr 2016 07:38 UTC
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A large sinkhole has appeared on a street in California causing the roadway to collapse.

Video of the incident was posted online by the City of Madera Police.

"A large portion of the roadway on Schnoor Avenue, north of Howard Avenue and south of 5th Street, has collapsed."

"The street fell into the sewage line. So far about 12 ft. by 15 ft. section of roadway has collapsed, and it is approximately 15 to 20 feet deep."


Comment: Recommended reading: Review: "Earth Changes and the Human-Cosmic Connection"

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Huge sinkhole swallows Des Moines, Iowa front yard


whotv.com
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 14:23 UTC
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A sinkhole appeared overnight in the front yard of a south side Des Moines home and it keeps growing.

The homeowner at 4103 SW 5th Street was awakened by neighbors who noticed the sinkhole around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday when it began swallowing a hedge. By 7:00 a.m. the hole had expanded dramatically, even sucking down a tree.

Officials say it is about 40 feet deep and still expanding. The area around the sinkhole has been cordoned off.

Southwest 5th Street has been blocked off in the area.

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Massive sinkhole opens up for second time near Baltimore, Maryland

Jeff Hager
ABC 2
Thu, 07 Apr 2016 11:42 UTC
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It has downed large trees, a large portion of a chain-link fence and virtually anything else in its path.

It's a 15-by-40 foot sinkhole, and Lucy Miller says it's creeping closer to her house every day.

"It's moving, and it's moving towards my property and I don't want these trees to all come down and I don't want anybody to get hurt," Miller said. "That's my problem."

Miller and her husband, Jerry, approached the nearby Lynn Hill Apartments about the problem and were told the hole is on county land.

The county said it was the state, because it sits along a state road, and the state pointed back to the apartment complex as the owner of the land.

"It seems that someone could go to the records bureau some place and pull out the deed to see who owns the property, but it seems to be too much of a bother for somebody or they just don't want to admit it," Jerry Miller said.
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