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Garbage truck falls into sinkhole in Seoul, South Korea

Lee Tae-hoon
The Korea Observer
Mon, 17 Aug 2015 15:30 UTC
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A garbage truck fell into a sinkhole at around 7:07 p.m. Sunday in Muak-dong, Jongno, Seoul. Firefighters managed to tow the truck at around 9:03 p.m .

In February this year, two people suffered minor injuries after they fell into a sinkhole that opened up on a sidewalk in Seoul.

The sinkhole was next to a construction site where two blocks of flats were being built.

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Sinkhole swallows three cars at apartment complex in Madison, Wisconsin


The Chicago Tribune
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:03 UTC
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© Steve Apps, Wisconsin State JournalCars are sumberged in a sinkhole at an apartment complex on Aug. 14, 2015, in Madison, Wis. About 300 residents of the complex were evacuated after a water pipe break created the sinkhole and potential gas leak.
About 300 residents had to evacuate an apartment complex in Madison, Wisconsin, after a water pipe broke, creating a sinkhole that swallowed three vehicles.

Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster said emergency personnel were called to the River's Edge Apartments shortly before 5 a.m. Friday.

Rajendra Aryal's Honda Civic was among the three cars that fell into the water-filled sinkhole. Aryal, a native of Nepal who's still learning English, tells the Wisconsin State Journal he had never heard the word "sinkhole" before it happened.

While residents had to evacuate four buildings because of initial concerns about a gas leak, that danger was later ruled out. However, two buildings still had no electricity or water Friday afternoon. Officials say those residents will likely need to spend the night elsewhere.

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Massive sinkhole opens in public road in Manchester, UK

Pete Bainbridge
Daily Mirror, UK
Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:02 UTC
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Road collapse: The huge hole which opened up in Mancunian Way after flooding caused major disruption
Weather caused traffic chaos in a central location of Manchester today when a 40ft deep sinkhole appeared in a busy road.

Mass diversions were put in place because of the heavy rain and the road was closed in both directions after the crater, measuring 15ft long, appeared.

The giant hole opened up in Mancunian Way between the junctions with the A6 London Road and Fairfield Street.

It came as torrential rain battered Manchester city centre as well as much of the country.

Manchester council engineers and United Utilities have been called to the scene to assess the damage, according to our sister paper the Manchester Evening News.


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Large disruption: Thought to be around 40ft deep, the hole measures 15ft long and closed both side of the carriageway when it appeared
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2nd giant Chinese sinkhole in 2 days swallows entire building


RT
Thu, 13 Aug 2015 13:24 UTC
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China has experienced one of its worst urban disasters of recent times. An entire building, together with the ground underneath, has collapsed and sunk into a massive hole underneath.

The incident has occurred in Guangdong province, in Dongguan. Evidence of the monster disaster first appeared on LiveLeak in the early hours of Thursday.

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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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