Posted on 06/03/2021 9:47:04 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
A sinkhole measuring about 300 feet in diameter opened in the state of Puebla on Saturday, in Santa Maria Zacatepec, according to local reports.
... They estimated the hole, now filled with groundwater, to be about 60 feet deep.
Homeowners Magdalena and Heriberto Sánchez reported hearing a thunderous sound before finding the gigantic pit.
“A long time ago there was a jagüey there, but we don’t know why they covered it, but we think that the water struggled to regain its space and that is why it appeared,”
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That is an interesting house. Looks like a prepper’s house or one from the movies with the giant worms.
El paso del norte amigos...right this way!
Homeowners Magdalena and Heriberto Sánchez reported hearing a thunderous sound before finding the gigantic pit.
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Based on the size of the pit and proximity to the house, I’d be concerned!
I was living in Central Florida when the famous Winter Park sinkhole opened up in 1981. It was 350 feet in diameter. Swallowed a car dealership. Pretty darn spooky in person.
Massive stinkhole.
Broke into the wrong God Damn rec room didn’t you, You Bastard
30 seconds
https://youtu.be/yFQ0_1g87Bo
After we left Florida, Scott Lake in Lakeland Florida in 2008 was completely drained by a sinkhole, which swallowed all the Aquatic Wildlife including the alligators. I watch some videos of it. It was pretty impressive.
I can’t imagine the eart just swallowing up your property. It’s just gone!
I wonder if any insurance covers this.
—”he famous Winter Park sinkhole opened up in 1981.”
WOW!!!
—”Lakeland Florida in 2008 was completely drained by a sinkhole,”
...the Diamond Crystal Salt Company salt mine under the lake filled with water. An oil rig contracted by Texaco was doing exploratory drilling above the mine at the time.[3] The drilling likely started a chain of events that turned the shallow lake from fresh to brackish water, with a deep hole
A new Cenote to throw their in kids as offerings to the Aztec and Mayan earth gods.
One needs to appear in Washington, D.C., starting right under The Capitol Building, and extending out to all the Federal agencies therein.
I am in agreement.
They’ve got their own in-ground pool now.
It might be considered an Act of God.
It’s a brand new cenote.
I just did some quick web research on it. If a sinkhole damages your home, it is like an earthquake — your normal policy excludes it. But you can buy a rider or a separate policy to cover building damage or loss caused by sinkholes. Texas and Florida require insurance companies to offer sinkhole insurance.
What I didn’t find is what happens if your entire LAND just disappears. This isn’t uncommon along sea cliffs. Every few years, coastal erosion wipes out cliff land in California...along with the houses on the land. In many places, the value of the land far exceeds the value of the structure.
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