Giant sink hole opens up after tropical storm hits Guatemala

[onestepforward]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/index.html?hpt=T1

At least 115 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.

Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 areliving in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday.

The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.

In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole.

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[Kali]

1. hole-eee shit (pun not entirely intended)

that looks fake:wow: :scared:

[XemaSab]

5. You took the words right out of my mouth!

:o

[willing dwarf]

2. Scariest picture I've seen in ages

I know that the gusher in the Gulf is actually more frightening, but this...oh my heavens! It makes me stop and consider the power of Mother Nature. Remember...it's not nice to fool Mother Nature!

[Bobbieo]

8. I often wonder what happens to the areas where oil is extracted from the earth?.

Seem like alot of empty areas are left to fill up with what?

[willing dwarf]

9. That is a disturbing question

It is strange the number of earthquakes and volcanoes lately. There's one reported today in Costa Rica...

[Buns_of_Fire]

12. We could always start tossing in rebubbalickins and teabaggers until it's full.

Then we'd know how many *holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. (My apologies to Beatle fans.)

[RoyGBiv]

14. Water

Water fills the space.

[spin]

3. K&R (n/t)

[eppur_se_muova]

4. Looks like an ancient cenote that was paved over ?? nt

[greytdemocrat]

6. Jeeze

Looks like a bad PhotoShop.:eyes:

[pscot]

7. Space Aliens

Mos' definitely.

[flying rabbit]

10. Nah,

It's the mole-men.

[Obamanaut]

11. Here's a link to a 2007 photo/story about a Guatemala sinkhole

edited to include link http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/02/070226-sinkhole-photo.html

[malaise]

13. WTF??

That is frightening.