sinkhole

Florida sinkhole revealed as SECOND crater opens up three miles away

5 Mar 2013 10:21

Jeffrey Bush died when the hole - estimated to be 30 feet wide and 100 deep - opened up beneath his bedroom last Thursday night

Sinkhole: The crater beneath Jeffrey Bush's home

AP

This is the deadly sinkhole that swallowed a man at his Florida home.
The crater was revealed after a demolition team knocked down the remaining walls of the house.
Jeffrey Bush died when the hole - estimated to be 30 feet wide and 100 deep - opened up beneath his bedroom last Thursday night.
Rescue teams have stopped any further attempts to recover his body because the site is too unstable.
Today it emerged that a SECOND sinkhole had appeared just three miles away.
Residents in Tampa reported the ground opening up between two homes.
Hillsborough County spokesman Willie Puz said the hole was around 12 feet wide and five feet deep in the centre.
The two holes were not thought to be connected, he added.
Florida is susceptible to sinkholes because of it's porous geological bedrock

Lelaki Maut Jatuh Ke Dalam Lubang Gergasi

Ditulis oleh administrator March 7, 2013

MO,SEFFNER, Florida , 7/3/2013 – Imej sebuah lubang gergasi yang muncul secara tiba-tiba di bilik tidur rumah Jeff Bush (gambar kecil) di sini disiarkan kelmarin.

Lubang tersebut muncul sehingga mengakibatkan Bush, 37, yang sedang tidur terhumban ke dalamnya pada Khamis lalu.

Mayat Bush sehingga kini masih tidak ditemui kerana pihak berkuasa menghentikan kerja-kerja menyelamat kerana lubang berkenaan semakin membesar.

Ia dikenali sebagai lubang benam.

Lubang itu terbentuk kerana kebanyakan tanah di negeri Florida terletak di atas permukaan batu kapur menyebabkan ia mudah terbenam.

Rumah Bush itu kemudian diruntuhkan oleh pihak berkuasa bagi memantau perkembangan lubang tersebut.

Anggota-anggota pihak berkuasa turut meletakkan batu-batu di dalam lubang tersebut. – Agensi