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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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Smith County Rescue Squad rescue a small calf that fell into a sinkhole

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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A huge sinkhole swallow soccer fields in Illinois

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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First responders rescue a dog from a sinkhole

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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Firefighters in Los Angeles rescue a horse that fell into a sinkhole

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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Puppy that was trapped in a sinkhole in Texas

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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sinkhole in surabaya, indonesia

nawala @nawala123 (20871) • Indonesia 20 Dec 18

two days ago, a sinkhole appeared in surabaya indonesia at 10 pm. the sinkhole is very big, 50 meters length and 20 meters depth. some said that it is caused by miscalculation of underground parking lot project. it may takes...

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Sinkhole in Oxford Nova Scotia

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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Border collie is rescued from a sinkhole by a Hagerstown firefighter

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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Pennsylvania Firefighters rescue a Husky that fell into a sinkhole

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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Mount Juliet police rescue a collie that was trapped in a sinkhole

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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Sinkhole gone after two days!

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 15 Nov 16

I just can't believe this but I read the news about a City in Japan had suffered a sink hole problem. Not sure who got hurt or injured, but merely after two days they were able to restore and fix it. If this...

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Baconstripsxxx To The Rescue!

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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We Found the Sinkhole

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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The Book of Chaos: Jessica's Account

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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Sinkhole Swallows up Man!

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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EDSA sinkhole: what is the probability that this will happen?

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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Guatemala sinkhole

jurekz @jurekz (360) • Indonesia 22 Jun 10

A massive hole, caused by rains from the tropical storm Agatha, has appeared in Guatemala City. The storm has killed at least 146 people since the weekend as emergency workers struggled to dig bodies out of the mud. At least 146...

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Giant sinkhole in Guatemala!

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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