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
