Category Archives: Pictures

California, April 10th 2016

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Ben

It’s been a busy week in California.     Authorities have shared video of the moment when a sinkhole formed in the middle of a road just north of Fresno. The 15-foot-by-20-foot-deep sinkhole formed in a 12-foot-by-15-foot section of the … Continue reading →

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Norhausen, Germany. February 22nd, 2016.

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ben

A massive 50 meter deep sinkhole has swallowed up parts of two uninhabited buildings in a German town. Luckily no one was injured in the incident. The hole continued to grow over the weekend. According to local authorities, the earth … Continue reading →

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Kent, UK. February 22nd, 2016.

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ben

A woman had a shock when she looked in her front garden to find that a tree had been swallowed by a sinkhole. Zoe Slater, 24, from Boughton near Canterbury, Kent, was stunned to see the sinkhole, which measures 10 … Continue reading →

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Epperstone, UK. February 22, 2016.

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Ben

Veterinary physiotherapist Sally Hall has described the terrifying moment she got sucked into a sinkhole caused by a burst waterpipe. The leak started in the small village of Epperstone at around 5am on Sunday – flooding streets, homes and businesses. The … Continue reading →

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Queen Creek, Arizona. February 5th, 2016

Posted on February 5, 2016 by Ben

Deputies with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office were called to the scene of what was believed to be another sinkhole in Queen Creek Sunday evening. It turned out “to simply be a washout from irrigation,” MCSO spokesman Chris Hegstrom tweeted. Hegstrom first tweeted … Continue reading →

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Gosforth, United Kingdom. November 12th, 2015.

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Ben

More in the UK these days..Exciting! A 20ft sinkhole has opened up and swallowed part of a residential street in Newcastle upon Tyne. The crater appeared in Gosforth’s Craster Square without warning andexposed the town’s old mine workings, according to reports. No injuries were reported, but … Continue reading →

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Merdian, Mississippi. November 6th, 2014.

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Ben

This is a big  one, lots of video and news stories… Enjoy… Tests are to take place to determine why the ground opened up in a Mississippi city, swallowing 12 cars in a restaurant car park. The large gash, some … Continue reading →

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Hawthorne, California. 14th October, 2015.

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Ben

From our senior P Von Soucek, our senior East Coast correspondent: A sinkhole caused by storm runoff opened up on the San Diego (405) Freeway in Hawthorne today, prompting lane closures expected to last until around midnight. The damage to … Continue reading →

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St Albans, UK. September 30th 2015

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Ben

Wow! This one’s a real hum dinger and it’s in jolly old England!!! A giant sinkhole has opened up in a residential street in St Albans. The 66ft (20m) diameter hole spreads across a front garden and driveway on Fontmell … Continue reading →

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Franklin County, Kentucky. July 22nd, 2015

Posted on July 22, 2015 by Ben

Spooky stuff! Perhaps this should be listed on October 31st! A man mowing in Franklin County found what appears to be a human skull in a sinkhole. Mark Wells said he was mowing in a farm field along Jones Lane … Continue reading →

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