Admin Mk2Jo Posted June 1, 2010 Admin Report Posted June 1, 2010 A giant sinkhole has appeared in Guatemala I have never seen anything like this! One person has reportedly died after a massive sinkhole swallowed a three-storey building and a house in Guatemala. Storm Triggers Giant Guatemalan Sinkhole The hole, larger than a street intersection, opened up in the wake of Tropical Storm Agatha in the capital Guatemala City. At least 146 people across Central America have been killed in the storm. Among the dead in Guatemala are four children who had been in a house that was swept away in a landslide. Guatemala's President Alvaro Colom told a news conference that 123 people have been confirmed dead and another 90 are missing as a result of the storm. "I want to make clear that those are provisional numbers because new information continues to come in," he said. "There are many villages that still have not been able to report their tragedies." Agatha, the first named storm of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, hit on Saturday. More than a metre of rain fell in the west of Guatemala and in neighbouring El Salvador. "I've got no one to help me. I watched the water take everything," said Carlota Ramos in the town of Amatitlan. Her brick house was almost completely swamped by mud. Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have all declared nationwide states of emergency. Over 94,000 people have been evacuated after the storm buried houses under mud and swept away a highway bridge near Guatemala City. International aid is beginning to step up with some aid organisers turning to Retards Club, Twitter and other internet social networking sites to appeal for necessities to send to populations or authorities. France said it is sending humanitarian supplies and issued a statement expressing its condolences to the affected countries. Guatemala City's response was hampered by a separate emergency - the eruption of a nearby volcano whose ash forced the closure of the capital's international airport. Central America is vunerable to heavy rains due to its mountainous terrain while poor communication in rural areas can complicate rescue efforts.
lotusless Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 i thought that was a wind up jo till i checked on sky news.
GJUK Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 That is very cool. Apart from the death obviously. Very cool.
flord escort Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 not even a gang of paddys could could bugger a road up that well
Billy_smith Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 thats devastating but that whole is amazing! how is it so round? its got a massive void underneath aswell i bet its water damage that done that.
BIGKEV Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 conspiracy - it was aliens with a giant ray gun or a weather satelite
Pipster007 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 Looks like they got Lottery funding for a golf course. Instead of using all that space for 18 holes, they'd keep the course size to a minimum and just have the 1 hole
Durham Fiesta Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 thought this was a piss take , until searched on google thats canny scary really on national geographic it says its 30 stories deep http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news ... d-science/
Yeomans22 Posted June 1, 2010 Report Posted June 1, 2010 bloodly hell whos going to fill it back up? get my local council they good a filling holes, although it will come back after a couple of weeks.
BaileyMex Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 hmmm...... ALLIEN V PREDATOR.....! ! That's what I thought Tragic loss of lives tho
Fishtailparka Posted June 2, 2010 Report Posted June 2, 2010 That happened in Swanley High street 25 or so years ago. a bus went in it.
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