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Woman falls into sinkhole in St. Louis, Missouri

Mike Rush
ksdk.com
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 14:55 UTC
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© KSDKA South City woman fell into a sink hole in front of her house a month after reporting it to the city.
Nearly a week after a south St. Louis woman reported falling into a sinkhole to the city, she's wondering why it's still there.

So she contacted Five on Your Side's Mike Rush.

Other than a pinky finger, 63-year-old June LaBarbera has gone all her life without a broken bone. Until now.

"The humerus bone goes up here... is broken from that collar bone up there," LaBarbera points out.

Her bone and her record were broken by a hole about a foot across and three feet deep that developed in her front yard at the curb on Odell Street.

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Sinkhole in South Africa swallows truck, injures driver


Road Safety
Mon, 06 Apr 2015 22:14 UTC
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A man sustained several injuries this morning when his Nissan Champ Bakkie fell into a sink hole on Voortrekker Road and Quality Street in Durban.

Shortly before 06:00 paramedics were dispatched to the incident. When they arrived on the scene they found the bakkie with only its rear on the tarmac. Bystanders pointed paramedics into the direction of where a man was standing. The driver of the vehicle managed to get out of his vehicle before paramedics arrived on the scene.

It is understood that the man was on his way to work when his vehicle fell into the hole. According to bystanders on the scene the sink hole developed late yesterday afternoon and was not properly cordoned off. It appeared as if it filled with water during the night making it difficult to see.

Comment: Sinkholes have been making life miserable for drivers across the world:
  • Sinkhole shuts down Roanoke City roadway in Virginia
  • Car crashes into sinkhole in Boston, Massachusetts
  • Highway shut down after sinkhole opens up in northern Alberta
  • Truck becomes stuck in sinkhole in Bronx
And it seems that there have been more than 60 sinkholes, covered by SOTT, in just the past month:



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Large sinkhole closes road in Durban, South Africa


The Citizen (South Africa)
Fri, 03 Apr 2015 16:41 UTC
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© RescueCare The sinkhole appeared in Essenwood and St Thomas roads in Durban.
A large sinkhole appeared in Essenwood and St Thomas roads in Durban late on Thursday afternoon, forcing authorities to close the roads.

Durban Rescue Care operations director Garrith Jamieson said paramedics were called to a "road collapse" on Thursday.

"Previously paramedics have attended to the same intersection for the same incident where a vehicle actually fell into the hole," said Jamieson."Fortunately this time no vehicle was involved. The road was quickly cordoned off and all the necessary authorities are on the scene to try and fix the situation."
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Two injured after vehicle plunges into sinkhole in Sheffield Beach, South Africa


Citizen.co.za
Sun, 05 Apr 2015 16:00 UTC
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© Allan Johns The beach buggy dived into the deep sinkhole on Sheffield Drive.
Two people were injured after their vehicle drove into a sinkhole at the intersection of Colwyn and Sheffield drives in Sheffield Beach, on KwaZulu-Natal's Dolphin Coast last night.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said reports from the scene indicated the people had been travelling in the heavy rain when their vehicle plunged into a sinkhole.

"Paramedics arrived at the scene and found that the people managed to escape from the wreckage of their vehicle. After medics treated them at the scene, they transported the injured to a local hospital for the care that they required," he said.
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Sinkhole opens up in the middle of Dublin's Dame Street

Michael Sheils McNamee
The Journal, Ireland
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 01:54 UTC
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Sinkhole in Dublin.
A sinkhole has opened up on Dublin's Dame Street, causing traffic delays in the centre of the city.

The hole is around three feet in diameter and has been cordoned off by Garda at the scene.

It is expected to be covered later this evening and an investigation into what caused it will begin tomorrow.

An engineer at the scene said that it could have been caused by water damage to the foundations beneath the road surface.

Westbound traffic on Dame Street is currently suspended between George Street and Parliament Street and cars are being advised to use alternative routes.

Comment: Apparently the hole may have exposed a tunnel through which 19th century politicians would sneak in and out of a brothel! Nowadays, of course, they don't bother going to such lengths to hide their predilections.

See also: Truck becomes stuck in sinkhole in Bronx

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Sinkhole closes bridge in Plymouth Township


The Times Herald
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:00 UTC
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© Carl Rotenberg ― Times Herald StaffA sinkhole creates dangerous conditions on the Plymouth Road bridge in Plymouth Township Wednesday, April 1, 2015. The township has announced that due to the sinkholes, the bridge will need to replaced.
Plymouth Road is closed due to severe structural and foundation damage at the bridge over Plymouth Creek that was caused by undermining from sinkholes.

The road was closed last month to repair sinkholes that appeared at the foundation of the bridge abutements.

The existing bridge will not reopen and must be replaced, according to a post on the Plymouth Township website.

Comment: Also see: Sinkhole opens up and swallows man in Pennsylvania, but who pays to fix it?

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Work truck gets stuck in a sinkhole on way home in Burton, Michigan

Gary Ridley
M Live
Thu, 02 Apr 2015 02:09 UTC
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A work truck from Home Service Center fell into a sinkhole around 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, on the 1400 block of Connell Street in Burton.
Kristie Welsh was searching for an address when the road gave way and her work truck came to an abrupt stop.

Police and road crews were dispatched around 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, to the 1400 block of Connell Street after Welsh's work truck became stuck in a sinkhole.

Welsh, an employee at Home Service Center, said she was searching for the house where she was hired to do some plumbing work when her truck collapsed into the street.

Comment: Also see: Huge sinkhole creates safety concerns in Riverdale, New York

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Huge sinkhole creates safety concerns in Riverdale, New York

David Knox
tvtonight.com.au
Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:51 UTC
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A gaping sinkhole has opened up in Riverdale, creating safety issues for people in the neighborhood.
A gaping sinkhole has opened up in Riverdale, creating safety issues for people in the neighborhood.

Crews began repairs at Oxford Avenue and West 236th Street Monday. They say the massive hole started as a water main break late last week.

The Department of Environmental Protection told News 12 that the hole was repaired yesterday afternoon. However, the spot was still cordoned off on Tuesday creating a tricky four-way intersection for drivers.

Assemblyman Jeff Dinowitz's office looked more into the cause of the hole, and says the DEP inspectors determined that there were leaks to the 12-inch cast iron water main running underneath the street.
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Sinkhole opens up and swallows man in Pennsylvania, but who pays to fix it?

Patrick Cloonan
Trib Live
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 04:41 UTC
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© UnknownA man was trapped in a sinkhole Friday night under the Mansfield Bridge, between Grassport and McKeesport.
A sinkhole has been covered alongside the W.D. Mansfield Memorial Bridge underpass carrying West Fifth Avenue traffic from McKeesport onto Monongahela Avenue in Glassport.

But it's uncertain who's responsible for its maintenance, three days after a man was injured falling into the sinkhole as it opened up under him.

"That is not the department's roadway," PennDOT District 11 spokesman Steve Cowan said. "My documents do not show who is the owner of the road, but I would think it would either be the municipality or the county."

Comment: For more on the danger of sinkholes, check out:
  • 45 sinkholes open up in Kaski, Nepal 50 families displaced so far
  • Car falls into sinkhole in Toronto parking lot


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Car falls into sinkhole in Toronto parking lot

David Shum
globalnews.ca
Wed, 01 Apr 2015 17:10 UTC
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© Cam WoolleyA car that fell into a large sinkhole in the city's west end Wednesday morning is shown.
No injuries were reported after a car fell into a large sinkhole at a west-end Toronto parking lot Wednesday morning.

Toronto police spokesperson Cst. Victor Kwong said the hole was originally reported the day before but the vehicle fell in today.

A photograph posted on Twitter by Metrolinx spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins shows the car's front end completely immersed in the ground with its trunk and roof visible.

The sinkhole is located at parking lot on Todd Baylis Blvd. at Industry St. near the Black Creek Dr. area.

Aikins said on Twitter the hole is not linked to the Crosstown Eglinton underground construction.

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