Tuesday morning, a large sinkhole opened up in the middle of the street and swallowed three cars on Chicago's South Side.According to police, a driver was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The cars, however, weren't so lucky.
Two cars were inside the hole when fire crews arrived. A third car, which was parked, slid into the hole after first responders got to the scene. Authorities say the sinkhole was caused by a water main break.
Going Down In History: Crazy Sinkholes Around The World!Sinkholes are not a new phenomenon in the world. Most are destructive, some create beautiful iterations of nature, but rarely do they cause death.
Below are some screenshots.............
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| Tropical Storm Debbie in Florida didn't just bring heavy winds. It also brought a few sinkholes. The driver of this truck was lucky...looks like the hole stopped right in time. |
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| Then...there's the mother of them all. In Guatemala City, a 60-foot sinkhole opened up, swallowed a three-story building, and took up an entire city block. The 2010 sinkhole was definitely one that will go down in history. No pun intended. |
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| Just recently, (January 2013) a sinkhole appeared in Northern China and completely swallowed a number of buildings. Yikes! |
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