Tuesday, March 1, 2016

2016 - FEB - Land Subsidence




2016-02-01 - Landslides occurring, ground shifting, roads cracking apart, in Bissarieh (Lebanon):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20160201-51925-LBN
http://www.pressreader.com/lebanon/the-daily-star-lebanon/20160201/281625304332090/TextView
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2016/Feb-01/334910-mystery-fissures-cause-panic-in-village-of-bissarieh.ashx
http://www.sott.net/article/311637-Mysterious-deep-fissures-appear-in-Bissarieh-Lebanon

Quote: "Deep fissures in the roads leading to the village have emerged. Residents worry that some of the cracks threaten to undermine the foundations of buildings in the area and they fear the structures could collapse at any moment. Compounding residents' fears is the fact that the cause of the damage is unknown."

2016-02-01 - Underwater sinkhole opens in creek on the island of Romblon (Philippine Islands):
http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/553515/scitech/science/underwater-sinkhole-in-romblon-draws-curiosity-fear

Quote: "But just over the weekend, two kids were surprised to discover a 1.8-meter-deep sinkhole in their usual haunt. Parents have since warned their kids to stay away from the creek for fear that they may be sucked into the hole."

2016-02-02 - Sinkhole opens in yard, swallows boy, in Horseheads (New York), boy rescued:
http://www.mytwintiers.com/news/local-news/sinkhole-sends-boy-to-hospital
http://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/southern-tier-boy-taken-to-hospital-after-falling-in-sinkhole
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/binghamton/news/2016/02/1/horseheads-boy-falls-into-sinkhole--but-pulled-to-safety.html

2016-02-02 - Sinkhole opens along road, swallows dog, in Platte County (Missouri), dog rescued:
http://fox4kc.com/2016/02/01/missing-dog-found-buried-in-sinkhole/
http://www.sott.net/article/311548-Dog-missing-for-3-days-found-buried-alive-in-sinkhole-Platte-County-Missouri

2016-02-02 - Huge sinkhole opens on road in Cambridge (Britain):
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Sinkhole-appears-Cambridge-road-hampering-council/story-28652899-detail/story.html

2016-02-03 - Sinkholes may cause apartment building to be demolished in coastal Tampa (Florida):
http://wfla.com/2016/02/02/demolition-team-to-inspect-tampa-apartment-complex-with-sinkhole-activity/

2016-02-03 - Huge sinkhole opens near Wildwood (Missouri):
http://fox2now.com/2016/02/03/massive-sinkhole-opens-up-on-wildwood-road/

Quote: "Beware of a massive sinkhole in Wildwood; the hole is about 20’ around and looks to be up to 40’ deep in spots."

2016-02-03 - Sinkhole takes out part of Bat Creek Road in Loudon County (Tennessee):
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/large-sinkhole-closes-loudonmonroe-county-road/31459276

2016-02-04 - Sinkhole opens in parking lot and swallows two cars in Moscow (Russia):
http://www.rt.com/news/331177-moscow-parking-cracks-open/
http://www.pravdareport.com/news/society/03-02-2016/133237-sinkhole_moscow-0/
http://www.sott.net/article/311540-Forgot-to-pay-the-parking-fee-Sinkhole-in-Moscow-swallows-two-cars

2016-02-04 - Sinkhole opens and swallows car in coastal Baytown (Texas):
http://baytownsun.com/news/article_2db4e9ac-cbc0-11e5-9c11-2ff0639094d0.html
http://www.click2houston.com/news/delivery-mans-vehicle-swallowed-by-sinkhole
http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2016/02/05/car-falls-into-sinkhole-baytown/79897110/

2016-02-04 - Massive sinkhole opens near business in Anderson Township (Ohio):
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/anderson-township/anderson-twp-plant-shop-faces-massive-sinkhole-again
http://www.sott.net/article/311717-Plant-shop-faces-massive-sinkhole-again-in-Anderson-Township-Ohio

2016-02-04 - Sinkhole opens on Route 100 in Hanover (Maryland):
http://wjla.com/news/local/sink-hole-in-middle-of-road-in-anne-arundel

2016-02-04 - Sinkhole opens in coastal Safety Bay (Australia):
http://www.communitynews.com.au/news/Sinkhole-swallows-trolley-in-Safety-Bay/7682040

2016-02-04 - Land subsiding near home in Strathmartine (Scotland), near the coast:
http://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/2016/02/04/land-near-homes-begins-to-collapse/

2016-02-05 - Sinkhole opens, swallows man and kills him, in Queen Creek (Arizona):
http://ktar.com/story/891186/body-found-after-15-foot-wide-sinkhole-opens-up-in-phoenix-area/
http://www.12news.com/story/news/local/valley/2016/02/05/sinkhole-opens-queen-creek-missing-person-may-inside/79894934/
http://ban.jo/News/US-Canada/20160205/Body-Found-In-Sinkhole-In-Queen-Creek-AZ-Queen-Creek/
http://www.wfaa.com/news/nation-now/man-walking-behind-truck-disappears-in-sinkhole_/33699674

Quote: "The 15-foot-wide sinkhole formed between 1 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. as the man was working. Queen Creek spokeswoman Constance Halonen-Wilson said witnesses reported seeing him get out of his truck and disappearing a short time later."

Note: Now you don't have to go near a low-lying area to die - a low-lying area might come to you!

2016-02-05 - Large sinkhole opens on Beach Boulevard near coastal Pacifica (California):
http://www.mercurynews.com/san-mateo-county-times/ci_29477369/pacifica-new-sinkhole-opens-beach-boulevard
http://newsvideo.mercurynews.com/New-Sinkhole-Opens-Up-Along-Pacifica-Shore-30301351
http://www.sott.net/article/311730-Pacifica-California-residents-on-edge-as-2nd-sinkhole-opens-along-seawall
http://abc7news.com/weather/second-sinkhole-opens-up-on-beach-blvd-in-pacifica/1188100/
http://sfist.com/2016/02/05/pacifica_continues_battle_with_pose.php

2016-02-05 - Sinkhole growing and threatening home in coastal Mobile (Alabama):
http://www.wtvm.com/story/31155111/large-sinkhole-threatening-west-mobile-home

2016-02-05 - Large sinkhole growing in Cornwall (Britain):
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1249901/Gaping-sinkhole-opens-Cornwall-s-Poldark-country.html

2016-02-06 - Huge sinkhole opens in intersection and swallows car, in coastal Trujillo (Peru):
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/giant-sinkhole-swallows-family-after-7322265
http://www.sott.net/article/311700-Massive-sinkhole-swallows-car-with-family-in-Trujillo-Peru
http://news.sky.com/story/1637247/family-rescued-after-sinkhole-swallows-car
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sinkhole-peru-trujillo-video_us_56b6fb51e4b08069c7a79444
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/6913841/Sink-hole-swallows-an-entire-car-with-family-still-inside-in-Peru.html

2016-02-06 - Landslide hits Central Java (Indonesia), 5 killed, 2 missing:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2016-02/06/c_135081236.htm

2016-02-07 - Huge sinkhole opens on road and swallows passenger bus, in San Pedro (Paraguay):
http://strangesounds.org/2016/02/giant-sinkhole-swallows-bus-paraguay-video.html
http://www.sott.net/article/311750-Huge-sinkhole-swallows-bus-with-60-passengers-near-San-Pedro-Paraguay

2016-02-09 - Sinkhole continues growing in Chatham County (North Carolina), no timetable for repair:
http://www.wral.com/sinkhole-blocking-chatham-county-road-keeps-growing-no-timetable-on-fix/15337866/
http://raleigh.suntimes.com/ral-news/7/99/233508/sinkhole-blocking-chatham-county-road-keeps-growing-no-timetable-on-fix
http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/15339199/

2016-02-10 - Sinkhole opens, partially swallows FedEx truck, in Baton Rouge (Louisiana):
http://www.katc.com/story/31179962/baton-rouge-sinkhole-swallows-fedex-truck-on-bluebonnet
http://wgno.com/2016/02/09/sinkhole-nearly-swallows-fedex-truck-in-baton-rouge/
http://theadvocate.com/news/14825392-176/truck-has-to-be-pulled-out-of-sinkhole-near-bluebonnet-boulevard-tuesday-morning
http://myinforms.com/en/a/23990028-baton-rouge-sinkhole-swallows-truck/

2016-02-11 - Sinkhole drains pond at Pimlico Executive Golf Course in The Villages (Florida):
http://www.villages-news.com/sinkhole-drains-retention-pond-at-pimlico-executive-golf-course/

2016-02-12 - Sinkholes escalating around the world in recent years:
http://www.sott.net/article/312041-Sinkholes-The-groundbreaking-truth

2016-02-13 - Sinkhole opens near coastal MacDill Air Force Base (Florida):
http://www.tbo.com/news/traffic/sinkhole-leads-to-macdills-bayshore-gate-closure-officials-say-20160212/

2016-02-13 - Sinkhole opens near post office in Jacksonville (Oregon):
http://www.kdrv.com/news/A_Four_Foot_Sink_Hole_Opens_up_Behind_Jacksonville_Post_Office.html
http://kobi5.com/news/local-news/sinkhole-found-behind-jacksonville-post-office-21740/attachment/jacksonville-sinkhole/

2016-02-13 - Sinkhole opens on street in Longmont (Colorado):
http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_29509064/small-sinkhole-disrupts-traffic-longmonts-atwood-street

2016-02-15 - Rockslide closes 16-mile stretch of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon (Colorado):
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/state-news/i-70-closed-in-glenwood-canyon-for-2nd-rock-slide-on-one-day
http://www.9news.com/news/another-rockslide-closes-i-70-in-glenwood-canyon/44363879

2016-02-15 - Sinkhole opens near train tracks in Waterside area in coastal Derry (Ireland):
http://www.derryjournal.com/news/sinkhole-under-train-track-1-7216517
http://myinforms.com/en/a/24472165-sinkhole-under-train-track/

2016-02-16 - Sinkholes near school cause concern in DeKalb County (Georgia):
http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/2016/02/16/growing-school-sinkholes-concern-neighbors/80468560/

2016-02-16 - Sinkhole opens on Alvarado Boulevard in Union City (California):
http://kron4.com/2016/02/15/one-lane-on-alvarado-boulevard-in-union-city-to-close-tuesday-for-sinkhole-repairs/

2016-02-17 - Sinkhole opens in State College (Pennsylvania), swallows dog, dog rescued after 2 days:
http://abc7ny.com/pets/photos-dog-rescued-from-14-foot-deep-sinkhole/1204977/
http://wjactv.com/news/local/fire-department-rescues-dog-from-sinkhole-after-missing-for-days
http://www.wtae.com/news/Dog-rescued-from-14-foot-deep-sinkhole-after-2-nights-inside/38052050
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/17/dog-rescued-from-14-foot-deep-sinkhole-in-pennsylvania-after-2-nights-inside.html

2016-02-17 - Sinkhole opens for third time at Robins Field in Tupelo (Mississippi):
http://djournal.com/news/sinkhole-reopens-in-robins-field/
http://myinforms.com/en/a/24542593-sinkhole-reopens-in-robins-field/

2016-02-17 - Sinkhole opens on street in Columbia (South Carolina):
http://wach.com/news/local/sinkhole-on-sumter-diverting-traffic-near-the-horseshoe

2016-02-17 - Massive avalanche hits Randa (Switzerland):
http://strangesounds.org/2016/02/mighty-snow-avalanche-randa-switzerland-video.html
http://www.sott.net/article/312545-Powerful-avalanche-engulfs-Randa-Switzerland

2016-02-18 - Landslide destroys numerous homes in Pampa Hermosa (Peru), 25 injured:
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20160218-52145-PER

2016-02-18 - Sinkhole opens near courthouse in Ellisville (Mississippi):
http://www.wdam.com/story/31248071/sinkhole-appears-near-ellisville-courthouse

2016-02-18 - Avalanche pushes bus into home near Lake Tahoe (California):
http://www.grindtv.com/snowboarding/three-people-rescued-as-tahoe-avalanche-buries-cars/

2016-02-19 - Landslide takes out Highway 14, 250 people cut off, near Elk City (Idaho):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20160220-52169-USA

Quote: "Officials with the Idaho Transportation Department say the landslide is about 40 feet deep and is blocking approximately 500 feet of the highway. Officials are unclear when the highway will be open, but transportation crews are working to open Forest Road 1199 for emergency use."

2016-02-19 - Sinkhole opens on street in coastal San Francisco (California):
http://www.sfexaminer.com/sinkhole-opens-trees-fall-in-sf-during-overnight-storm/

2016-02-20 - Huge sinkhole opens, starts swallowing two buildings, in Nordhausen (Germany):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20160223-52200-DEU
http://strangesounds.org/2016/02/huge-sinkhole-swallows-buildings-norhausen-germany.html
http://www.sott.net/article/312674-Massive-sinkhole-swallows-buildings-in-Norhausen-Germany
http://www.epa.eu/disasters-photos/emergency-incidents-photos/sinkhole-in-germany-photos-52600239
http://www.newsunited.com/huge-sinkhole-swallows-parts-of-news/23663505/
http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/496024/huge-sinkhole-opens-up-between-two-buildings-in-central-germany
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/huge-sinkhole-opens-up-between-two-buildings-in-central-germany-a3185231.html

Quote: "The giant 40 to 50 meters deep, 30 meters wide crater is filled with water and still growing. It has already swallowed parts of an office building. Another house is on the verge of collapsing."

Quote: "This is all that remains of two homes that were swallowed up in one of the biggest sinkholes to have ever opened up in a residential area in Europe."

2016-02-21 - Sinkhole opens, swallows tree, in yard at home in Boughton, near Canterbury (Britain):
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/canterbury/news/gaping-sink-hole-swallows-front-91337/

2016-02-22 - Sinkhole opens in field near Quanah (Texas):
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Large-Sink-Hole-Develops-in-Wheat-Field-Outside-Quanah-369726941.html
http://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/sink-holes-not-uncommon-in-hardeman-county

2016-02-23 - Huge sinkhole opens and swallows pickup truck on road in Gilbert (Arizona):
http://www.azfamily.com/story/31291841/sinkhole-causing-road-closure-in-gilbert
http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/31291841/sinkhole-causing-road-closure-in-gilbert
http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/massive-sinkhole-closes-road-in-gilbert/52259963
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/local/gilbert/article_0af0f608-da26-11e5-83e1-27d1ea91aece.html
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/gilbert/sinkhole-swallows-truck-in-gilbert-road-restrictions-on-greenfield-road

Quote: "Crews in Gilbert are working to determine what caused the road to collapse and form a hole that swallowed a pick-up truck Monday night. It happened on Greenfield Road between Queen Creek and Germann Roads. The driver, a man in his 20s, was able to get out on his own unharmed. The hole is 50 feet long, 30 feet wide, and 10 feet deep."

2016-02-24 - Sinkhole opens on street, traps garbage truck, in Atlanta (Georgia):
http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/96222981-story
http://www.newsradio1067.com/2016/02/24/garbage-truck-falls-into-sinkhole/

2016-02-24 - Sinkhole opens on street in Ensley (Alabama):
http://wiat.com/2016/02/23/5-foot-deep-sinkhole-in-ensley-causing-headache-for-workers-residents/
http://www.tuscaloosanews.net/index.php/sid/241576847

2016-02-25 - Sinkhole opens on Alabama 35 near Woodville (Alabama):
http://www.wtvm.com/story/31315860/alabama-35-closed-for-emergency-sinkhole-repair
http://www.waaytv.com/roadwaaywarrior/alabama-closed-for-emergency-sinkhole-repair/article_cca4059c-dbe3-11e5-8414-2f8f4b0d70d8.html

2016-02-25 - Sinkhole opens on street, partially swallows work truck, in Midland Park (New Jersey):
http://abc7ny.com/traffic/dpw-truck-falls-into-large-sinkhole-in-midland-park/1219547/
http://www.nj.com/bergen/index.ssf/2016/02/truck_falls_into_sinkhole_in_midland_park.html

2016-02-26 - Sinkhole opens in parking lot at Walmart in coastal Estero (Florida):
http://www.news-press.com/story/news/local/estero/2016/02/25/small-sinkhole-opens-parking-lot-estero-walmart/80932036/

2016-02-26 - Sinkhole opens on street in Troy (New York):
http://wnyt.com/news/sinkhole-problems-troy-and-colonie/4060125/
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Campbell-Avenue-sinkhole-work-resumes-6856457.php
http://www.twcnews.com/nys/capital-region/news/2016/02/26/troy-new-york-officials--work-on-campbell-avenue-sinkhole-suffers-setback.html

2016-02-26 - Sinkhole opens on street in Hartford (Connecticut):
http://fox61.com/2016/02/26/sinkhole-causes-traffic-problems-on-asylum-ave-in-hartford/
http://hartford.suntimes.com/hart-news/7/125/287905/sinkhole-causes-traffic-problems-on-asylum-ave-in-hartford
http://myinforms.com/en/a/25417476-sinkhole-causes-traffic-problems-on-asylum-ave-in-hartford/

2016-02-26 - Sinkhole opens on Cavendish Road in Colliers Wood (Britain):
http://www.wimbledonguardian.co.uk/news/14302504.Pictures__HUGE_sinkhole_appears_in_the_middle_of_Colliers_Wood_road/

2016-02-27 - Sinkhole closes part of the Chief Ladiga Trail in Jacksonville (Alabama):
http://www.wbrc.com/story/31327110/sinkhole-shuts-down-part-of-chief-ladiga-trail-in-jacksonville
http://www.wtvm.com/story/31327110/sinkhole-shuts-down-part-of-chief-ladiga-trail-in-jacksonville
http://www.annistonstar.com/news/sinkholes-swallow-section-of-ladiga-trail-near-weaver/article_158cd8f4-dce5-11e5-a733-a39a2535ec59.html

2016-02-28 - Large sinkhole opens beneath home in Hanover Township (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-hanover-home-sinkhole-20160227-story.html
http://www.mcall.com/videos/mc-video-a-sinkhole-opens-up-at-917-rainbow-drive-in-hanover-township-20160227-premiumvideo.html

2016-02-28 - Another sinkhole opens in Midland Park (New Jersey):
http://newjersey.news12.com/news/another-sinkhole-opens-in-midland-park-1.11520805

2016-02-29 - 'Near-shore landslide' sucks down another chunk of beach in coastal Inskip Point, Queensland (Australia):
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/inskip-point-landslide-beach-gets-sinking-feeling-20160301-gn7g0g.html
http://www.sott.net/article/313379-Another-hole-forms-in-beach-at-Inskip-Point-Queensland-Australia
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2016/03/01/landslip-beach-near-site-qld-sinkhole
http://www.9news.com.au/national/2016/03/01/15/41/second-hole-opens-in-popular-queensland-camping-spot
http://www.msn.com/en-au/health/medical/sinkhole-swallows-section-of-shore-at-inskip-point/vi-BBqbCnJ?refvid=BBgDLGx

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