Thaddeus Miller The Fresno Bee Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:18 UTC
A sinkhole opened in the roadway in Madera on Monday, causing a trailer of fertilizer to fall into the hole, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A truck driver suffered minor injuries in the crash about 10:25 a.m. on Avenue 13 west of Granada Drive, and the street was expected to be closed for weeks as piping below ground was damaged, according to the CHP and city officials.
The city of Madera also asked its residents to reduce water use to aid workers trying to fix the pipe, which does not carry drinking water, officials said on social media.
"This is NOT a drinking water issue; drinking water remains safe and unaffected," the city said on the Madera police Facebook page. "However, to assist in the repair efforts and prevent further complications, which could result in sewage backup, we ask that you please refrain from non-essential water use."
An inattentive driver almost took a plunge after getting too close to a massive sinkhole in Uryupinsk, Russia, on May 21. Even warning barricades weren't enough to stop the driver from hitting the intersection chasm.
A large sinkhole in the front yard of a Las Cruces home swallowed two vehicles and forced the temporary evacuation of occupants from three homes Monday evening. About 9:30 p.m. Monday, May 6, Las Cruces firefighters were dispatched to the report of a sinkhole on the 1700 block of Regal Ridge Street.
Fire crews arrived to find a large sinkhole measuring approximately 30-feet wide and 30-feet deep. The sinkhole engulfed two vehicles that were parked in the driveway.
Firefighters reported the mass depression was still settling when they arrived on scene. No injuries were reported.
"I didn't feel or hear anything, but my parents did," said Dorothy Wyckoff, who lives across the street from the affected homes. "They said there was a loud rumbling and thought nothing of it. They didn't realize anything happened until I told them.
Illinois 185 southeast of Hillsboro is closed due to the formation of a 50-foot-wide sinkhole at Deer Run Mine.
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that Illinois 185 between Hillsboro and Coffeen is closed due to the sinkhole in a farmer's field adjacent to the road.
The sinkhole is located southeast of the John A. Graham Correctional Center.
This mine has had a long series of problems including underground fires, mine roof collapses, and the ongoing longwall mining sinking of land unevenly over what will be thousands of acres of really good farmland.
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