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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: D.H.W on June 01, 2010, 09:47:48 AM
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Guatemala city Incredible Sinkhole: There are 92 deaths, 54 people missing, and 59 injured, Some 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 are living in temporary shelters due to Guatemala city Incredible Sinkhole.
Guatemala City is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, A sinkhole is a natural topographic hole that appears when the ground is peeled off by water. According to Wikipedia, “Sinkholes may vary in size from less than a metre to several hundred metres both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms.” Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its area is 108,890 km² (42,043 mi²) with an estimated population of 13,276,517.
Agatha has killed at least 146 people across Central America, and has sparked fears for the economies of Guatemala and El Salvador – as there has been widespread damage to the coffee crop in both countries.
‘I’ve got no one to help me. I watched the water take everything,’ said Carlota Ramos in the town of Amatitlan near the Guatemalan capital, crying into her hands outside her brick house almost completely swamped by mud.
As the sun came out, exhausted rescue workers hauled away stones and tree trunks from crushed houses as they fought to reach wounded people and find dozens still missing.
‘We just have shovels and picks. We don’t have any machinery to dig,’ said firefighter Mario Cruz, who had been working almost nonstop since Friday night.
A huge sinkhole has emerged in Guatemala after Tropical Storm Agatha pummeled the region. The photo released by the Guatemalan government is absolutely incredible. CNN is reporting that the sinkhole swallowed a three-story building and a house; killing a security guard.
The huge sinkhole appeared in Zone 2 of Guatemala City, and reports have said similar sinkholes may be in the process of forming. Here is the photo released by the Guatemalan government of the sinkhole.
Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom shared these statistics in an address to the nation Sunday evening.
Mudslides have destroyed homes and buildings, and buried some victims within them. At least nine rivers have risen rapidly, and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation’s emergency services said.
The torrential rains created the incredible sinkhole shown above. Resident in the area speculate that this situation been aggravated by a poor drainage system. Witnesses say a three story building was swallowed by the huge hole!
Agatha was the 1st named storm of the Pacific Hurricane Season, which begins May 15. The Atlantic Hurricane Season is considered to begin on June 1st. No named storms have formed in the Atlantic yet, but the National Hurricane Center is predicting a very active year with an above normal storm count.
http://www.moviesklix.com/2010/06/incredible-sinkhole-hole-in-guatemala-on-31st-may-2010/
Reuters Photos
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Damn :o :'(
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QUICKLY..shove een Manning and Panday while we still have time.
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look like something drilled into the planet.
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That doh even look real.
Why is only poor people does suffer so?
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That doh even look real.
Why is only poor people does suffer so?
Question should be: Why is mainly poor people does suffer so?
And answer would be: Because most folks are poor & the richer folks generally choice the better/safer places to live!
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saw this some time last year, unless there is another one.
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here it is - 2007
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070226-sinkhole-photo.html
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saw this some time last year, unless there is another one.
yes its another one
A huge sinkhole in Guatemala City (map), Guatemala, crashed into being on Sunday, reportedly swallowing a three-story building—and echoing a similar, 2007 sinkhole in Guatemala.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100601-sinkhole-in-guatemala-2010-world-science/
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WTF??!!..... :o :o :o
Dem thing exist??!! I get dizzy just watching the pic....
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dey say de ting is thutty (30) stories deep... jeezanages...
I sitting down on the 28th floor here and i would be inside the hole if that ting open under my building!!!
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Twilight zone!!!!!!!
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before i thought this thing was fake yes
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92 deaths, 54 people missing? :o
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That look like Gears of War kinda business. Just now we go see the Locust start to crawl up that hole and take out man kind.
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To me this look as if something drilled or hit it. The thing is almost a perfect circle. RIght now is a f**k up time for natural disasters.
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To me this look as if something drilled or hit it. The thing is almost a perfect circle. RIght now is a f**k up time for natural disasters.
The Narada drilled that man :D
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To me this look as if something drilled or hit it. The thing is almost a perfect circle. RIght now is a f**k up time for natural disasters.
Yeah boy, dat ting too circular...is like dem ting in the war of the worlds movie
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Now Central has its own ‘Grand Canyon’
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Excavators worked feverishly yesterday to block off water from a sand pit entering a deep gorge that was formed last Wednesday when a roadway collapsed in Central Trinidad.
The gorge, at Todd’s Road, Caparo, is estimated to be 100 feet deep at some points and more than 200 feet wide. It was created last Wednesday following heavy rains across Trinidad as the sandy soil in the area started slipping and collapsing into a large artificial lake created to the north by sand-mining operations. Sahadeo Boondoo, councillor for the area on the Couva/Tabaquite/Talparo Regional Corporation, said heavy sand-mining in the area was believed to be one of the causes of the disaster. He is calling for a thorough investigation by the relevant authorities to determine if there were any underground caverns where the incident took place.
Boondoo said unless preventative measures were taken the problem could worsen. It occurred through a stretch of abandoned orange estates that were once cultivated by Caroni (1975) Limited. However, residents used the existing dirt roadway as a shortcut to get from Todd’s Road to Palmiste, Longdenville and Ravine Sable. The area also was used by trucks transporting sand from various quarries in the area. Several private mining operations take place in the area.
There was also a mine operated by the Estate Management and Business Development Company (EMBD)—one of the special purpose state companies set up by the former PNM Government. Several curious people visited the scene that is now being called the “Central Grand Canyon.” However, visiting the area is highly dangerous and is not recommended since the land could slip at any time. The area has since been blocked off.
http://guardian.co.tt/news/general/2010/06/02/now-central-has-its-own-grand-canyon
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Ah wonderin if somebody digging ah hole from the other side ??? :devil:
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Looks like the work of the Silver Surfer.
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this some shit you think you will only see in a movie