2017 - JAN - Land Subsidence

2017-01-01 - Landslide destroys building in coastal Sidon (Lebanon):
http://www.dailystar.com.lb//News/Lebanon-News/2016/Dec-31/387459-building-collapses-in-south-lebanon.ashx
http://article.wn.com/view/2016/12/31/Building_collapses_in_south_Lebanon/
http://lb.shafaqna.com/EN/LB/2972994

2017-01-02 - Woman falls into sinkhole in Apple Valley (California), rescued:
https://247headline.com/woman-rescued-from-apple-valley-sinkhole-saturday-night/

2017-01-02 - Sinkhole opens on the Trans-Canada Highway near Holyrood (Canada):
http://ntv.ca/sinkhole-forces-closure-of-trans-canada-highway-near-holyrood/

2017-01-03 - Sinkhole closes the Kingsbury Grade indefinitely near Lake Tahoe (Nevada):
http://www.laketahoenews.net/2017/01/sink-hole-closes-kingsbury-grade-indefinitely/
http://www.kolotv.com/video?vid=409606805

2017-01-03 - Sinkhole opens on street in Fallindown...er, Allentown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-allentown-sinkhole-devonshire-rd-0103-20170103-story.html

2017-01-03 - Sinkhole opens on street in Dothan (Alabama):
http://www.wtvy.com/content/news/Crews-begin-making-repairs-to-Troy-Street-sinkhole-409592185.html

2017-01-04 - Large sinkhole closes intersection in Vienna Township (Michigan):
http://www.abc12.com/content/news/Large-sinkhole-closes-Vienna-Twp-intersection-409611235.html
http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2017/01/sinkhole_shuts_down_genesee_co.html
http://www.abc12.com/video?vid=409611175

2017-01-05 - Sinkhole opens on street in Santee (California):
http://www.10news.com/news/sinkhole-to-cause-traffic-delays-in-santee
http://patch.com/california/santee/traffic-alert-sinkhole-santee-expected-cause-traffic-delays
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Santee-Sinkhole-West-Hills-Parkway-SR52-Traffic-Delays-409810575.html

2017-01-07 - Road collapses in Naxal, Kathmandu (Nepal):
http://www.myrepublica.com/news/12694

2017-01-08 - Sinkhole causing problems in Centurion (South Africa):
http://rekordcenturion.co.za/106564/sinkhole-causes-concerns/

2017-01-09 - Sinkhole opens inside home in Winter Garden (Florida), 3 homes evacuated:

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/houses-in-winter-garden-evacuated-due-to-small-sinkhole-officials-say
http://www.wftv.com/news/local/police-winter-garden-home-evacuated-amid-sinkhole-investigation/482431942

2017-01-10 - Landslide destroys 50 homes in Agwaguwne (Nigeria):

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20170111-56720-NGA

2017-01-10 - Sinkhole opens, traps school bus, in coastal Washington DC:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/School-Bus-Gets-Stuck-in-Northwest-DC-Sinkhole-410326505.html
http://wjla.com/news/local/school-bus-with-children-on-board-stuck-in-sinkhole-in-nw-dc
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/school-bus-with-children-stuck-in-dc-sinkhole/384884632

2017-01-10 - Sinkhole opens on street in Chattanooga (Tennessee):
http://newschannel9.com/news/local/sinkhole-shuts-down-on-ramp-to-southbound-dupont-parkway

2017-01-10 - Sinkhole opens in parking lot in Nevada City (California):
http://yubanet.com/regional/sinkhole-develops-in-nevada-city-parking-lot-video/

2017-01-11 - Landslide hits Jujuy Province (Argentina), 2 killed, 5 injured:

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20170112-56730-ARG

2017-01-11 - Huge chunk of road collapses near Pinole and Richmond (California):
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sinkhole-in-Pinole-Closed-Roads-in-Contra-Costa-County-410434845.html

2017-01-11 - Sinkhole destroys part of street in Orinda (California):
http://www.ktvu.com/news/ktvu-local-news/228544437-story
http://abc7news.com/weather/storm-causes-sinkhole-in-orinda/1698360/
http://kron4.com/2017/01/11/video-sinkhole-shuts-down-east-bay-road/

2017-01-12 - Sinkhole opens and swallows man on lawn mower in coastal New Orleans (Louisiana), man rescued:

http://wgno.com/2017/01/12/nopd-officer-pulls-elderly-man-from-sinkhole-in-new-orleans-east/
http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2017/01/man_in_new_orleans_east_sinkho.html
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/orleans/worker-rescued-from-small-sinkhole-1/385559108
http://ripplenews.com/read/new-orleans/nopd-officer-pulls-elderly-man-from-sinkhole-in-new-orleans-east-1p1icfsb

2017-01-12 - Huge sinkhole opens near auto business in Grass Valley (California):
http://www.theunion.com/news/local-news/huge-sinkhole-opens-behind-liberty-motors-in-grass-valley/

2017-01-12 - Sinkhole opens on street in coastal Suva (Fiji Islands):
http://fijisun.com.fj/2017/01/12/sinkhole-closes-off-key-junction-at-kinoya/
http://www.fijitimes.com/story.aspx?id=385111

2017-01-13 - Sinkhole opens on the Pacific Coast Highway in coastal Malibu (California):

http://patch.com/california/malibu/sinkhole-causes-closure-1-eastbound-lane-pacific-coast-highway-malibu
http://www.malibusurfsidenews.com/breaking/no-injuries-sinkhole-shuts-down-pch

2017-01-14 - Huge crack in the Earth opens in the Northern Cape (South Africa):

http://www.enca.com/south-africa/watch-massive-sinkhole-in-northern-cape
http://www.sott.net/article/339676-Massive-sinkhole-opens-in-the-Northern-Cape-of-South-Africa
http://citizen.co.za/news/news-national/1396381/watch-gigantic-sinkhole-leaves-northern-cape-residents-restless/

2017-01-14 - Cliff collapses onto man at beach in coastal Thorpeness (Britain), 1 killed:
http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/14/dog-walker-trapped-and-killed-by-falling-cliffs-on-suffolk-beach-6382025/
http://www.coastalscene24.co.uk/news/man_dies_after_cliff_collapse_on_the_beach_at_thorpeness_1_4849427
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jan/14/thorpeness-suffolk-cliff-collapse-kills-man
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-38624760

2017-01-16 - Sinkhole swallows boy in Victorville (California), boy rescued:

http://strangesounds.org/2017/01/boy-rescued-from-sinkhole-victorville-california-video-pictures.html
http://www.sbsun.com/general-news/20170115/deputy-firefighters-rescue-boy-from-victorville-sinkhole
http://abc7.com/news/8-year-old-victorville-boy-rescued-from-15-foot-sinkhole/1704363/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/boy-8-falls-into-large-watery-sinkhole-dad-says-i-went-crazy/

2017-01-15 - Two large sinkholes open in Allentown (Pennsylvania):
http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-double-sinkhole-east-tioga-allentown-20170114-story.html
http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/allentown/index.ssf/2017/01/large_sinkhole_opens_beneath_a.html

2017-01-15 - Sinkhole opens in coastal Marina, Bexhill-on-Sea (Britain):
http://www.bexhillobserver.net/news/sinkhole-opens-in-the-marina-bexhill-1-7774223

2017-01-16 - Iconic cliff collapse at coastal Shipstern Bluff (Australia):

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-17/shipstern-bluff-cliff-face-drops-on-surf-access/8186026

2017-01-16 - 20-foot sinkhole opens beneath citrus truck depot in Lake Wales (Florida):
http://www.theledger.com/news/20170116/sinkhole-opens-in-lake-wales-at-hunt-bros
http://www.sott.net/article/339927-20-foot-sinkhole-opens-beneath-Tampa-Florida-citrus-truck-depot
http://www.newschief.com/news/20170116/sinkhole-opens-in-lake-wales-at-hunt-bros
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/229461564-story

2017-01-16 - Huge sinkhole opens in coastal Pacifica (California):
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/01/16/massive-sinkhole-shuts-down-intersection-in-pacifica/
http://www.sott.net/article/339940-Another-huge-sinkhole-opens-in-Pacifica-California

2017-01-16 - Huge sinkhole opens outside store in Sheffield (Britain):
http://www.thestar.co.uk/our-towns-and-cities/sheffield/huge-sinkhole-appears-outside-decathlon-store-in-sheffield-1-8337552
http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/look-first-picture-of-large-sinkhole-near-sheffield-city-centre-1-8337566
http://metro.co.uk/2017/01/17/massive-sinkhole-opens-up-in-sheffield-car-park-6385700/

2017-01-17 - Sinkhole opens and swallows heavy truck in Oakwood (Georgia):

http://insider.foxnews.com/2017/01/17/sinkhole-swallows-55000-pound-truck-georgia
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sinkhole-swallows-truck-weighing-55000-pounds-44853013
http://www.fireengineering.com/ap-news/2017/01/18/sinkhole-swallows-truck-weighing-55-000-pounds.html
http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/000-pound-truck-remains-hall-county-sinkhole/dv2CHkH1iYb4e1uuvgWFQJ/
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/tractor-trailer-truck-swallowed-by-massive-sinkhole-in-north-georgia/
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-01-18/sinkhole-georgia-car-wash-swallows-tractor-trailer-truck
http://www.sott.net/article/339989-Large-sinkhole-swallows-excavation-truck-in-Georgia-US
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/2c4206f7fc2749b099bec0e93178e7a6
http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/121397/

2017-01-17 - Huge sinkhole opens in coastal Chula Vista (California):
http://fox5sandiego.com/2017/01/17/giant-sinkhole-forms-in-chula-vista-neighborhood/
http://www.10news.com/news/chula-vista-sinkhole-leaves-residents-worried

2017-01-17 - Sinkhole opens on street in East Grinstead (Britain):
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/sinkhole-forces-town-road-closure-1-7777793
http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/local-residents-react-with-humour-to-sinkhole-in-east-grinstead/story-30065442-detail/story.html

2017-01-18 - Massive sinkhole opens, almost swallows car, in Reading (Pennsylvania):

http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/broken-water-main-opens-sinkhole-in-northmont-section-of-reading
http://www.wfmz.com/news/berks/sinkhole-threatens-to-swallow-car-in-reading/276658857
http://www.sott.net/article/340228-Sinkhole-threatens-to-swallow-car-in-Reading-Pennsylvania

Quote: "Reading Public Works Director Ralph Johnson initially said that it was unclear if the sinkhole developed naturally or if the water main break caused the chasm."

2017-01-18 - Sinkhole opens on road near Willard (Missouri):
http://www.ky3.com/content/news/PHOTOS-Crews-close-Greene-County-farm-road-to-repair-sinkhole-411099735.html

2017-01-19 - Sinkhole threatening home in Austin (Texas):

http://keyetv.com/news/local/growing-sinkhole-threatening-home-in-southeast-austin

2017-01-20 - Landslide hits hotel in town in Nanzhang County (China), 14 people buried:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-01/21/c_136001015.htm
http://www.sott.net/article/340260-14-buried-in-central-China-landslide

2017-01-20 - Landslide buries 22 vehicles, destroys 5 cabins, near coastal El Capitán State Beach (California):
http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20170121-56844-USA

2017-01-20 - Sinkhole opens on street in coastal Eureka (California):
http://www.krcrtv.com/north-coast-news/sinkhole-developing-on-valley-drive-in-eurkea/280434902

2017-01-21 - Sinkhole opens on street in Sioux City (Iowa):

http://www.siouxlandscanner.com/showlog/SCPD/0117001966/City-helping-family-after-sinkhole-swallows-truck-tire
http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/authorities-barricade-sioux-city-street-sinkhole/article_6f79e5ff-ba52-5642-8332-ddf0b4bf71a9.html

2017-01-21 - Sinkhole opens on street in Sudbury (Britain):
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/newton_road_in_sudbury_closed_until_january_27_due_to_large_sinkhole_1_4856893
http://www.burymercury.co.uk/news/newton_road_in_sudbury_closed_until_january_27_due_to_large_sinkhole_1_4856893

2017-01-22 - Mudslide closes street in coastal Sausalito (California):

https://sfbay.ca/2017/01/23/one-lane-reopens-after-mudslide-closes-sausalito-roadway/

2017-01-22 - Sinkhole opens in Chitravati River bed in Andhra Pradesh (India):
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/Another-sinkhole-in-Chitravati-riverbed/article17079513.ece

2017-01-23 - Landslide hits Twin Lakes RV Park in St. George (Utah):

http://www.cedarcityutah.com/news/archive/2017/01/23/cgb-evacuations-follow-landslide-caused-by-heavy-rains/
http://stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2017/01/23/cgb-evacuations-follow-landslide-caused-by-heavy-rains/

2017-01-24 - Huge crack in the Earth growing in the desert in Arizona:

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=UGE-20170128-56929-USA
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2017/01/25/massive-crack-discovered-in-arizona-desert.html
http://www.12news.com/news/local/arizona/massive-fissure-just-discovered-in-the-arizona-desert/392310176
http://www.sott.net/article/340604-Massive-fissure-discovered-in-Arizona-desert

2017-01-24 - Massive sinkhole devours road, damages school bus, in Toronto (Canada):
http://www.iheartradio.ca/newstalk-1010/news/school-bus-pulled-out-of-sinkhole-1.2355774
http://www.sott.net/article/340631-School-bus-narrowly-escapes-large-sinkhole-in-Toronto-Canada

2017-01-25 - Man falls into sinkhole outside his home in Apple Valley (California), man rescued:

http://www.vvdailypress.com/news/20170125/man-emerges-unscathed-after-falling-into-sinkhole-in-apple-valley

2017-01-25 - Massive sinkhole opens near home, almost swallows pickup truck, in Glendale (Pennsylvania):
http://6abc.com/news/large-sinkhole-opens-up-in-montco-neighborhood-(photos)/1719777/
http://abc13.com/news/large-sinkhole-opens-up-in-montco-neighborhood-(photos)/1719828/
http://www.fox10phoenix.com/virtual/news/us-world-news/231589008-story

2017-01-25 - Huge sinkhole opens, threatens homes, in Atteridgeville (South Africa):
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/gauteng/45-families-evacuate-homes-after-sinkhole-scare-7509087

2017-01-26 - Large fissure opens and drains canal near the Island of Dolls in Xochimilco (Mexico):

http://strangesounds.org/2017/01/large-fissure-drains-canal-xochimilco-mexico-island-of-dolls-pictures-video.html

2017-01-26 - Sinkhole opens on US 69 near Commerce (Oklahoma):
http://www.miamiok.com/news/20170125/street-closed-after-nearby-sinkhole-discovered
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/state/sinkhole-opens-near-old-oklahoma-in-ottawa-county-part-of/article_0b68c4d9-3785-5609-9cb6-483e213b3c97.html
http://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/sinkhole-closes-portion-of-route-in-oklahoma/article_309368fa-a377-5beb-aaa8-ab6b8a95ce64.html

2017-01-27 - Sinkhole opens on street in Tulsa (Oklahoma):

http://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/sinkhole-forces-traffic-down-to-one-lane-on-cherry-st
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/sinkhole-develops-at-th-and-peoria/article_53ac52b5-c580-5117-a868-84a758b69685.html

2017-01-28 - Sinkhole opens on coastal bluff in the Goleta Valley (California):

http://www.keyt.com/news/environment/more-mesa-sinkhole-is-a-dangerous-hazard-on-local-trail/296233589

2017-01-28 - Sinkhole widens at shopping center in Hoover (Alabama):
http://www.wtvm.com/story/34367666/sinkhole-widens-at-hoover-shopping-center

2017-01-28 - Sinkhole opens under car on street in Pembroke (Britain):
http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/15054203.Pembroke_road_closed_after_sinkhole_traps_car/
http://www.pembrokeshire-herald.com/31452/pembroke-road-closed-over-suspected-sink-hole/

2017-01-30 - Landslide hits three homes in Hollywood Hills (California):

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/database/?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=LS-20170131-56971-USA

2017-01-31 - Sinkhole closes street in Bronxville (New York):

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/eastchester/2017/01/30/bronxville-sinkhole-closes-midland-avenue/97244292/

2017-01-31 - Another sinkhole opens on street in Petaling Jaya (Malaysia):
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/2145941

2017-01-31 - Road partially collapses in Old Woking (Britain):
http://www.964eagle.co.uk/news/local-news/2212218/photos-road-collapses-in-old-woking/