A gigantic sinkhole, larger than a city intersection, has opened in the northern part of Guatemala City, Guatemala, after the region was battered by Tropical Storm Agatha. More than 100 people lost their lives in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador due to the intense weather.
A local newspaper reports that a security guard was killed when the giant sinkhole opened up, and local residents claim a three-story building and a house fell into the hole. Neither of these reports have been confirmed.
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The sinkhole was blamed on poor sewage system, but was the least of Guatemala’s worries, as mudslides wracked the country, burying victims, closing roads and collapsing bridges, forcing more than 100,000 people to be evacuated from their homes.
Agatha decreased in strength from tropical storm status to a tropical depression Saturday, losing it’s depression ranking Sunday.
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Oh yeah David, I realize I am not profesional in this line of work, please be so kind and inform us a bit further from you occupational standpoint. Thanks
Bobby Tang I was thinking about similar theories, when the bp catastrophe erupted… For the sake of all of us, I hope you (and myself) are wrong.
what bobby tang said are true, in due time may be 10 years from now,
it is more drastic…see the effect of climate change,,,,, the oil that protects
the earth are gone and our earth is drained beneath the surface….see what are you still waiting for…go for conserving and preserving the earth
Bobby, as an oil engineer all I can say is your comments are nothing more than total trash. From your comments it sounds like you think oil comes from big underground caverns? Couldn’t be further from the truth. Please don’t post factually incorrect information!
this is the effects of the massive oil spill. the man at the oil rig who used sea water as a lubricant instead of oil, should be charged with murder as well. the earth contents are being removed/drained… if you will. and the crust is becoming an eggshell above massive air pockets.