Massive sinkhole kills five in south China town of Shenzhen

Five people have died after a 10-metre wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese boom town neighbouring Hong Kong. The Shenzhen Longgang district government said… Read More →

16-foot deep sinkhole swallows part of I-80 near Wyoming border

SUMMIT COUNTY — A 16-foot deep sinkhole appeared on I-80 eastbound near the Wyoming border on Wednesday when a pipe below the road caved in. It will be a lot more difficult to… Read More →

Large Sinkhole In Winnipeg’s North End

CANADA - Winnipeg police have blocked a large sinkhole at an intersection in the city’s north end Sunday.  Officers were called to Airlies Street and Ashbury Bay at about 1 p.m. City crews are currently… Read More →

Water Pouring Into Giant Louisiana Sinkhole After 4 Breeches In Containment Berm

According to Sonny Cranch with Texas Brine, heavy rain is to blame for the four breeches that opened in the containment berm before dawn Friday. Cranch says two of the four breeches have… Read More →

Giant sinkhole near San Francisco swallows homes as families evacuate

A giant sinkhole in Lake County near San Francisco has begun the slow process of swallowing up homes.  Eight homes in the subdivision 100 miles north of San Francisco have been evacuated, while… Read More →

One by one, homes in Calif. subdivision sinking

LAKEPORT, Calif.  — Scott and Robin Spivey had a sinking feeling that something was wrong with their home when cracks began snaking across their walls in March. The cracks soon turned into gaping fractures, and within… Read More →

Massive Sinkhole Swallows Family – Husband’s Quick Thinking Kept Them Alive

When you’re driving down the road – it’s safe to bet, the road will be there. Well, for one family, that was apparently just too much to assume. There’s a massive sinkhole in Lowell, that swallowed an… Read More →

Sinkhole swallows 3 cars on Southeast Side Chicago

A sinkhole swallowed three cars in the South Deering neighborhood on the Southeast Side early Thursday morning. One person was taken from the hole, at 9600 South Houston Avenue, to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in… Read More →

Huge sinkhole opens up on Thunder Bay street

City officials say a water main break is the cause of a sinkhole that happened Monday morning on the south side of Thunder Bay. The collapsed area on North Syndicate Avenue was about the… Read More →

Giant sinkhole splits ground in central region of Portugal

PORTUGAL - Excess water in the soil may be the cause of geological phenomenon occurred in Marvão in Alto Alentejo, which resulted in the opening of a crater about 100 meters deep and 17 meters… Read More →