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myLot reputation of 97/100. teison2 (4765)   ranked 7 out of 3,468 in life3 years ago

I just read in the paper about a giant hole in the ground that all of a sudden opened. 100 meters deep. Three people dissapeared into it. they believe it was caused by a fault in the sewar-system. Have you heard about this? You should really check it out - the fotos are horrendous. have you ever heard about anything like this before?

 
 
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tags:  guatemala, hole in the ground, babsfontein, south africa
 
1. myLot reputation of 99/100. KissThis (2636)   ranked 590 out of 3,468 in life   3 years ago

I actually hadn't heard about the giant hole opening up in Guatemala. I have heard about it happening in other places. Its kinda scary when you think about it. And pretty dangerous as well. I wonder if there is a way to make sure that something like this could be prevented or that we have a way to check to see where something like this could occur so that no one would lose their lives.


myLot reputation of 97/100. teison2 (4765)   ranked 7 out of 3,468 in life  3 years ago

Sounds like it should be possible to tell that these things might happen in advance. At least if it happens due to faults with the sewar system or things like that. If it is at all possible I hope someone gets a system up and running soon so that not more people lose their lives.

Thanks for taking the time to respond - have a nice day!

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2. myLot reputation of 96/100. Lifez2short (1408)   ranked 1,932 out of 3,468 in life   3 years ago

http://www.metacafe.com/w... found these 2 links to the story. How scarey that must have been for those people. And look at the houses at the edge of the hole.


myLot reputation of 97/100. teison2 (4765)   ranked 7 out of 3,468 in life  3 years ago

It is one of the scariest things I have seen in a long long time. thanks for the links!

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3. myLot reputation of 89/100. Zorrogirl (769)   ranked 1,408 out of 3,468 in life   3 years ago

it happened here in south africa about 2 years ago. its just half an hours drive from where i live. its a place called bapsfontein. a few houses went into the hole. the geologists said there is a huge underground lake,and as we had a big drought, it stood dry for a year. the earth above just colapsed. i was there last year but they have fenced the whole area. i couldnt see the bottom from where i was standing. a few people also died there. big parts of sa has underground lakes.


myLot reputation of 97/100. teison2 (4765)   ranked 7 out of 3,468 in life  3 years ago

I really hope you do not live near an underground lake. I think these holes are very scary. I am working up a fright almost as big as my fear of sharks here


myLot reputation of 89/100. Zorrogirl (769)   ranked 1,408 out of 3,468 in life  3 years ago

there are many near us. but i dont fear them as much as vacations. they predicted that hole years ago, and still the people went and built makeshift houses there. they were warned. they are monitoring the lakes and mines closely.

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4. myLot reputation of 79/100. wilynn (708)   ranked 1,960 out of 3,468 in life   3 years ago

Really? I am in Guatemala but I didn't know. Think its perhaps due to my ignorance on the language. I should check it out with my bf. His first language is Spanish but he's Korean. I love the way he speaks the language. So nice...:D So cute...:P

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