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A huge sinkhole swallowed up two houses in Florida

Added	Sat, 15/07/2017
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Fri, 14/07/2017
Версии	Karst, Karst holes, sinkholes

Authorities in Florida (USA) announced the evacuation of one of the districts of the city, land o lakes after they opened up the giant sinkhole. The collapse of the soil occurred on Friday morning at 8:30 local time. First, "the hole in the ground" had the size of a small pool, but then began to grow rapidly and engulfed two houses. Fortunately, nobody has suffered: the people indoors were not, and Pets managed to pick up the rescuers.

It is reported that as a result of the failure of the soil occurred disruptions and about 100 houses now de-energized.

According to recent reports, a sinkhole appears at this place for the first time. In 2012, the area under the collapsed houses today have already been "underground." When the funnel 2012 "stabilized", in its place was built a house, went to new owners in 2015.

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