Sinkhole Extraordinaire

[Omaha Red Sox]

Phatferd posted this on the DarkSide and I had to share it over here.

By JUAN CARLOS LLORCA, Associated Press Writer

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - A 330-foot-deep sinkhole killed at least two teenagers as it swallowed about a dozen homes early Friday and forced the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people in a crowded Guatemala City neighborhood. Officials blamed the sinkhole on recent rains and an underground sewage flow from a ruptured main.

The pit emitted foul odors, loud noises and tremors, shaking the surrounding ground. A rush of water could be heard from its depths, and authorities feared it could widen or others could open up.

Rescue operations were on hold until a firefighter, suspended from a cable, could take video and photos above the hole and officials could use the documentation to decide how to proceed.

The dead were identified as Irma and David Soyos, emergency spokesman Juan Carlos Bolanos said. Their bodies were found near the sinkhole, floating in a river of sewage.

Their father, Domingo, was still missing, according to disaster coordinator Hugo Hernandez.

[sox 06]

That's amazing, 330 feet deep?!?

[knapplc]

There's a theory (which I support) that states that all of these Central American sinkholes are descendants of Chicxulub Crater, the impact crater that formed in the Yucatan Peninsula as a result of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Apparently the ground is still pretty shattered from this impact, and the fissures deep underground create sinkholes.

And while 330 feet seems really deep to us, it's a pittance compared to the depth of the Earth's crust - the first layer of the Earth - which is about 37 miles deep.

[sox 06]

Phatferd posted this on the DarkSide and I had to share it over here.

Watch out for the first step, it's a big one.

[Kilroy]

There's a theory (which I support) that states that all of these Central American sinkholes are descendants of Chicxulub Crater, the impact crater that formed in the Yucatan Peninsula as a result of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs.

Apparently the ground is still pretty shattered from this impact, and the fissures deep underground create sinkholes.

And while 330 feet seems really deep to us, it's a pittance compared to the depth of the Earth's crust - the first layer of the Earth - which is about 37 miles deep.

Wow. That's some pretty "deep" thinking.

[joelamosobadiah]

WOW!!

That is REALLY deep!

We had a sinkhole open up in our church parking lot that was about 35 feet across and like 30 feet deep, but nothing too major in that nobody was hurt or anything.

[SeaWolf]

Am I the only one who see's a bunch of red x's?

[PACKman1144]

Am I the only one who see's a bunch of red x's?

no... and I really want to see the pictures

[Kilroy]

Here's an aerial shot:

[Omaha Red Sox]

Am I the only one who see's a bunch of red x's?

no... and I really want to see the pictures

I can see it, but since you can't here is the link.