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Huge sinkholes open up as the Dead Sea shrivels

Molly Hunter
abcnews.go.com
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 16:07 UTC
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Thousands of sinkholes are taking over the Dead Sea.
There are more than 3,000 sinkholes on the banks of the Dead Sea -- and they're multiplying exponentially, according to environmentalists, as the body of water dries up.

"It's nature's revenge," said Gidon Bromberg, the Israeli Director at EcoPeace Middle East, an organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli environmentalists to protect their shared environmental heritage.

"These sinkholes are a direct result of the inappropriate mismanagement of water resources in the region."

More than 1,400 feet below sea level, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on land. The first sinkhole was spotted in the 1980s. By 1990, there were 40, and 15 years later new chasms are breaking open every day.

"They could develop overnight. Or over time," Bromberg said. "Making them unpredictable. And very dangerous."


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Sinkhole plagues motorists in museum district of Richmond, Virginia

Shelby Brown
WVTR.com
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 23:40 UTC
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Here is a heads up for bikers and drivers traveling along North Belmont Avenue in the city. There are bright orange cones and barrels are surrounding a sinkhole.

Neighbor Judy Dart did not realize how bad it was until Sunday when she spotted a biker stopped in the area.

She went over because she thought he had been hurt.

"He said he was putting a cone there because there was a big hole, so I went over to see" Dart explained.

That's why she contacted the city.

Dart says like that biker, her husband also placed cones around the sinkhole to alert others.

"My concern is traffic coming down the street and someone hitting it and that could possibly hurt somebody" Dart said.

Treyvon Miller works at a nearby restaurant and tells us he has heard customers talking about the sinkhole.

"I don't really drive but I have noticed it. It's bad. I think they need to fix something like that immediately" Miller said.

CBS 6 contacted Richmond's Department of Public utilities to find out when the work will be done. No one responded to our calls.
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One mile of road closed due to large sinkhole in Oakfield Township, Michigan


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Mon, 16 Mar 2015 14:50 UTC
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A section of a road west of Greenville will remain closed until mid-summer after a pipe collapsed and caused a large sinkhole.

Podunk Avenue was shut down between 13 Mile Road and 14 Mile Road over Wabasis Creek in Oakfield Township Friday after this sinkhole appeared, according to Jerry Byrne, who is the Kent County Road Commission's deputy managing director of operations.

Byrne told 24 Hour News 8 a large, corrugated metal pipe rusted through and collapsed. It will be replaced by a concrete culvert, which should last longer than the metal pipe.

The section of Podunk Avenue will remain closed until mid-summer because the Kent County Road Commission needs permits from the Department of Environmental Quality. They also have to wait for water levels on Wabasis Creek to recede, Byrne said.

The collapsed culvert was inspected with in the last few years, Byrne said, however - while some issues were noted - inspectors did not expect it to collapse.
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania backyard sinkhole reveals mysterious room

Kendra Nichols
ABC27.com
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:49 UTC
A sinkhole has unearthed a mystery in Lebanon.
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From above, the sinkhole looks about 10 feet long, four feet wide, and about seven feet deep, but look down inside and you will find there is much more. Stone walls make what appears to be some type of circular room with metal beams supporting a metal ceiling.

"I thought 'oh, my God.' I did not know what to think," Sandra Norton said.

Norton lives at the home in the 100 block of Canal Street with her granddaughter, Ashley Norton. She discovered the hole Saturday afternoon when she let the dogs out in the backyard.
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Since then, the family has learned a little bit about the history of the property.

"There was an auto body shop in 1925, but in 1875 there was a brick manufacturing," she said.

Norton says her granddaughter has reached out to a contractor to see how much it will cost to fill in the hole. She also hopes to learn more about the property with the help of the Lebanon County Historical Society.
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Half-mile stretch of road in Sandusky, Ohio road closed due to sinkholes

Andy Ouriel
Sandusky Register
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:38 UTC
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An emerging sinkhole on McIntyre Road near Edison High School forced local officials to shut down a portion of the corridor until further notice.

On Tuesday, after finding a depression caving several inches deep into the pavement, Milan Township officials closed a half-mile stretch of roadway.

Among the areas where a worker blocked off the road to all traffic, including emergency vehicles:

- Heading south, turning off Ohio 113: Vehicles can travel on McIntyre Road up until a driveway leading to a private residence.

- Heading north, turning off Seminary Road: Vehicles can only access a small portion of McIntyre Road.

No homes, businesses or points of interest are located within the barricaded area.

"We're not too sure how it happened," township road employee Dave Fox said. "We can't fill it like a pothole. We have really never dealt with anything (in the Milan area) like this before. If a car hit that spot just right, it would tear up the undercarriage and could possibly cause the vehicle to crash."
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Another sinkhole appears in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Eric Veronikis
Pennlive.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 20:20 UTC
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© Eric Veronikis/PennliveA sinkhole closed South 15th Street, between Swatara and Drummond streets, in Harrisburg's South Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday night.
A large sinkhole closed South 15th Street, between Drummond and Swatara streets, in the city's South Allison Hill neighborhood on Tuesday night.

It wasn't immediately clear when or why the sinkhole, just north of Swatara Street, opened. But a Capital Region Water crew was at the scene assessing the cause as of 6 p.m.

Crews hope to pinpoint whether a water leak exists in the area, repair it and refill the hole, which appears to be about 3 feet deep, as soon as possible, said Andrew Bliss, spokesman for the water company.

Bliss could not immediately say when he expects the road to reopen.

Comment: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been pretty active recently with sinkholes.

From February 2013: From March 2014:

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Dayton, Ohio women wakes to find sinkhole next to garage


WHIO.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 11:54 UTC
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A woman woke up early this morning to find a large sinkhole had opened up next to her garage in Dayton.

A neighbor first spotted the hole - which is about three feet deep and four feet across - in an alley between Hodapp and Wilfred avenues.

Kathy Harris says she called the city water and street crews right away, and they responded and covered the area with grates.

"They were nice enough to help me get my car out of the garage because I didn't know how I was going to do anything," she said.

Crews ran a camera into the hole to determine whether it might have been caused by recent rain or a pipe that runs under the garage and to the house.
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City crews scramble to repair large sinkhole in Cranberry, BC


Dailytownsman.com
Wed, 18 Mar 2015 17:05 UTC
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© Gerry FrederickA large sinkhole has appeared near the intersection of 3rd Street South and 20th Avenue South.
Public Works water crews were expecting to have the water back on to approximately half the 100 residences affected by numerous water main breaks across Cranbrook by 7 pm Sunday tonight.

Four full water crews and machinery will continue through the evening to restore water service after a failure in a pressure reducing station overnight Saturday which caused 8 separate water main breaks across the City and a serious sinkhole.

Crews will be moving up to a break at 5th Avenue and 12th Street South as well as working on three separate breaks on 3rd Street South and 20th Avenue near the large sinkholes created near the former Muriel Baxter School site. Officials are expecting that water service will be restored to all affected residents by midnight tonight.

Residents are reminded that as the water service is restored and the water turned back on, you could experience dirty or discoloured water. This is due to the water pressure stirring up sediment in the water lines. The discoloured water is not a health concern. Simply run your cold water tap until the water runs clear.
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10-foot deep sinkhole closes streets in Tucson, Arizona

Whitney Clark
JRN.com
Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:54 UTC
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A massive sinkhole shut down part of a street in midtown Tucson, and it could take weeks to fix.

The 10 foot deep hole was caused by a ruptured water line near the intersection of Swan Road and Glenn Street. Tucson Water has closed off the block of Glenn Street between Swan and Tornio.

Fernando Molina with Tucson Water says the burst pipe brought recycled water to about 15 schools and businesses. Molina says the water was used for irrigation purposes, and they have had issues with that pipe before.

"We're not exactly sure what the problem is. We don't know if it's the soils that are just very aggressive and are causing the pipes to deteriorate," Molina said.

For now, Molina says the impacted businesses are getting water from another pipeline.
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Sinkhole swallows several cars in succession in Corpus Christi, Texas

Yvette Garcia
kristv.com
Tue, 17 Mar 2015 17:41 UTC
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© Guy Gates Tuesday morning sinkhole, one vehicle is being swallowed up by sinkhole.
City crews are currently at the site of the sinkhole on South Alameda and Chase Drive. City officials say the water main break was the cause of the sinkhole, the pipe that broke was a cast iron pipe build in 1955.

Crews are expected to be there all day repairing the water main.

They plan to put a patch over the hole until city street crews can repair the damage.

Early Tuesday morning residents on South Alameda and Chase Drive got a rude awakening when they heard the sounds of a vehicle in distress.

One resident says they were woken around 4:15 a.m when they heard a loud noise. When the resident went outside he saw the car was stuck in a giant sink hole.

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