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Category Archives: Structure v Sinkhole
Huntington Park, California April 12th 2016
A large crater has opened up on the grounds of an LAUSD school whose site was once at the epicenter of an environmental justice battle. The crater measures about 75 feet by 45 feet according to CBS Los Angeles. Regardless, … Continue reading
Norhausen, Germany. February 22nd, 2016.
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
Basildon, United Kingdom. December 5th, 2014.
A sinkhole has appeared in the front garden of a house in Berkshire. The 10m (32ft) wide and 5m (16ft) deep crater formed outside the family home of Sarah Jenkins, in Upper Basildon, near Reading. Ms Jenkins said: “It’s massive … Continue reading
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. November 23rd, 2014.
A large sinkhole on a Northampton County street has been filled in but the road remains closed. A home, whose yard and driveway have been mostly swallowed by another sinkhole, remains standing. The first sinkhole opened Thursday night in the … Continue reading
Raleigh, North Carolina. September 30th, 2014
Crews will close the southbound lanes of Hammond Road at Rush Street Thursday morning in south Raleigh to begin making permanent fixes to a drainage problem that created a large sinkhole in September. North Carolina Department of Transportation officials awarded … Continue reading
Swansea Heads, North Wales
Sinkholes resulting from the presence of old, abandoned mine workings threaten the integrity of luxury homes in the NSW seaside town of Swansea Heads. A sinkhole which is believed to measure as much as 20 metres in width and 10 … Continue reading
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom. February 17th, 2014.
The wet weather in England has taken it’s toll.. More than a dozen homes have been evacuated after a 35ft-wide sinkhole opened up in a street. Police say they have evacuated 17 properties at the site in Oatridge Gardens in … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Structure v Sinkhole, Videos
Tagged Hemel Hempstead, sinkhole, UK, wet weather in England
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Hartford, Connecticut. January 19th, 2014.
Crews have finished repairing an early morning water main break on Harper Street that caused a small sinkhole in the roadway. The break occurred around 3am Sunday affecting nine multi-family houses in the area. Officials say the front, passenger tire … Continue reading
New York, New York. October 4th, 2013.
It’s a smooth ride now on a Harlem street since a serious sinkhole has finally been filled. A month ago, NY1 For You told viewers how drivers complained that their repeated calls to the city over several months did nothing … Continue reading
Orlando, FLorida. August 11th, 2013.
Just in from our Santa Monica correspondent: Dozens of people were forced to evacuate from their resort near Florida’s Disney World when a 60-foot sinkhole caused a section of the resort to collapse Sunday night. Guests at the Summer Bay … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures, Structure v Sinkhole, Top Ten Sinkholes
Tagged Orlando, sinkholes, Summer Bay Resort in Clermont
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