sinkhole
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382115)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Mar
I’ve heard of sinkholes but Umpherston Sinkhole near Mount Gambier in South Australia doesn’t fit the usual description of this geological process. The sinkhole was once a cave but the top of the limestone chamber collapsed. In...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
31 Jul
Thanks to the efforts of Smith County Rescue Squad (SCRS) members Tim Manning and his lead rope instructor Chris Dallas answered an emergency call on Tuesday afternoon from a farm on Kenny's Bend Road.
The two team members used a...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Jul 24
It is a good thing that no one was at the soccer fields at the Gordon F. Moore Community Park in Alton Ilinois on June 26 when a huge sinkhole swallowed large chunks of soccer field and a light pole around 8:30 am local time.
The...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 May 24
Roanoke County Fire And Rescue firefighters answered an emergency call on Monday to rescue a dog that was trapped in a sinkhole in Craig County.
The firefighters were able to rescue the dog who was inside of the sinkhole by using...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Feb 24
Thanks to the combined efforts of the Lost Angeles Fire Department with the assistance of Urban Search and Rescue, LAFD Heavy Equipment Operators, Los Angeles Animal Services' Specialized Mobile Animal Rescue Team and vacuum truck...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Aug 22
Thanks to the actions of concerned citizens who called up the authorities three days ago in Houston Texas when a male puppy was trapped inside of a sinkhole near Sims Bayou with mud.
The puppy who according to the members of the...
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Starmaiden
@Starmaiden (9308)
• Canada
31 Aug 18
What began as an assumed "gopher hole" has become, over the last month, the "Black Hole" of a small Nova Scotia town park. It continues to grow daily and is now over 30 metres/ 100 feet wide. It sucks in trees, picnic tables and...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Aug 18
The heavy rains in Hagerstown Maryland may have caused a sinkhole to form overnight as a border collie named Sofia went out for a walk near the home of the neighbor of Rebecca Shultz when the dog fell into the sinkhole on...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
17 Aug 18
If there is one negative of having a lot of rain strike an area like Old Forge Pennsylvania, it is that sinkholes happen to play a role on someone's property.
On Thursday afternoon, Tom Borthwick was ready to cut the grass in his...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122187)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Jul 18
The Mount Juliet (TN) Police answered the call of duty on Friday when a report of a 14 year old female Collie named Maggie was trapped in a sinkhole in the 2500 block of Old Lebanon Dirt Road.
How the dog fell into the sinkhole is...
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Baconstripsxxx
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18115)
• Torrington, Connecticut
27 Apr 16
For those who know me are aware that I have a crane company and every soo often I get tough and sometimes scary jobs.
A friend of mine called me during my lunch break scared saying he was in bed resting when a huge sink hole...
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Belle Starr (Iz)
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
11 Jan 16
I didn't go out walking today it was cold but we did go for a drive and we went looking for the sinkhole. We actually found it which pretty much surprised us since we weren't exactly sure where it is. Turns out it isn't all that...
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Morgan
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
5 Oct 15
...and said he, that the ground would give way and the roads would fall. It was an affront to my faith so I paid him little heed. He specified these in Florida and so they happened, many times in random places. But as I said to...
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lelin1123
@lelin1123 (15594)
• Puerto Rico
2 Mar 13
In Florida a 36 year old man is in bed sleeping when a sinkhole swallows him up bed and all. His brother tried to save him but he to almost got taken away, but was saved by the county sheriff. The TV and dresser were no where to...
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pitstryke
@pitstryke (310)
• Philippines
4 Aug 12
I am a regular commuter, I ride on buses, in taxi cabs, in jeepneys and on Mrt. As a regular commuter I notice somethings irregular about the road of EDSA. Are there some portions sinking centimeter per centimeter every other day?...
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llabteksab73
@llabteksab73 (800)
• United States
27 Feb 07
A 330-foot-deep sinkhole killed two teenage siblings when it swallowed about a dozen homes early Friday and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people in a crowded Guatemala City neighborhood. This is Crazy! This is just like...
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