German Sink Hole
German Sink Hole
Guatemala Sink Hole
Guatemala Sink Hole
BERLIN - A crater some 65 feet (20 metres) deep has opened up in a residential area of an eastern German town — swallowing a car and a garage door but causing no injuries. Emergency services were called to the scene in Schmalkalden at about 3 a.m. (0200 GMT) on Monday by a resident who reported hearing unusual noises. Six houses and 25 people were evacuated.Lutz Katschmann of Thuringia state's environment and geology office said it wasn't immediately clear why the ground gave way, the German news agency DAPD reported. The crater measures 98 feet by 98 feet.
Katschmann said it was possible that rock formations underground broke up, creating a cavity. Authorities plan to fill the hole with gravel.
In May of this year a giant sink hole open up in Guatemala. In the picture it appears bottomless. Lives were lost in that tragic event but I don't have the statistics.
Geez Louise, I'm going to find some happy news to put on the blog. Aren't we all getting a little tired of environmental disasters??
