Hungry IHOP Parking Lot Collapses, Devours 12 Cars Whole
A giant hole at a Mississippi IHOP opened up wide and gobbled an extra-large serving of pavement and cars on Sunday, finally reaching “that full feeling” after eating 12 cars, trucks and SUVs.
Earth Opens Up and Swallows Five People in China
And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these blogs, that the ground clave asunder that was under them, the Associated Press reports. And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their bus stop, and all the men (and women) that were waiting at the bus stop in the northeastern Chinese…
Dozens Injured in Indiana High School Stage Collapse
Dozens of students were injured—at least one critically—when the stage dramatically collapsed during a show at an Indiana high school Thursday night.
This Sure Doesn't Look Like a "Possible" Sinkhole
It looks like a really really big sinkhole. But maybe the rules are different in Central Florida:
Baltimore Landslide Suddenly Swallows At Least 10 Cars
A landslide sent at least 10 parked cars tumbling over a 30-foot drop on Baltimore's E. 26th Street Wednesday, and residents of the neighborhood say they saw it coming.
A Sinkhole Ate Eight Rare Corvettes This Morning
A sinkhole opened in Kentucky's National Corvette Museum Wednesday morning, swallowing eight rare cars. The hole, which resulted from underground caves, is 40 feet wide and at least 20 feet deep. The room with the sinkhole has been closed, but the rest of the museum remains open for business.
Resort Near Disney World Swallowed into 60-Foot Sinkhole Maw
A resort building ten minutes from Disney World collapsed and another sank into the ground as a 60-foot wide sinkhole opened underneath early this morning.
Terrifying Footage of Man Swallowed by Four-Story Sinkhole Captured on Camera
A massive sinkhole apparently brought on by heavy rain opened up in Shezhen, China, swallowing a security guard alive and causing nearby residents to evacuate. Yang Jiabin, 25, was walking in the Futian district near new construction yesterday afternoon when the ground gave way beneath him, opening into a 26…
Golfer Falls Into 18-Foot Sinkhole on Illinois Course
In the two weeks since a sinkhole killed a man in Florida, two new sinkholes have received a significant amount of press. One was reported in Washington D.C., but who cares; it was relatively small and no one was injured. The other one occurred Friday, when Mark Mihal fell into an 18-foot sinkhole during a round of…
100-Foot Sinkhole Opens in Florida Bedroom, Swallowing and Killing Man
The earth opened up behind a one-story home in Florida late last night, swallowing an entire bedroom into a sinkhole—now 100 feet wide—and likely killing one. Authorities say that their equipment has been unable to find signs of life, meaning that the 36-year-old man who was sucked into the rubble is believed dead;…
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Is a Broke-Ass Sinkhole of Despair
In 2011, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania went bankrupt. Municipally bankrupt. The city is broke, tapped, in penury, scraping by on nada. Personal bankruptcy is tragic, and corporate bankruptcy is financially significant, but there is something especially pitiful about municipal bankruptcies. An entire city of thousands,…
80-Year-Old Man Goes for Morning Paper, Falls in Sinkhole
On Monday morning, an 80-year-old Long Island man walked out his front door to get his paper—as he'd done hundreds of times before—only to fall, suddenly, into an eight-foot-deep hole, from where he was forced to scream to his daughter for help. Were you looking for a living, breathing metaphor for the newspaper…
Here's the Huge Manhattan Sinkhole That Messed Up the Subway
If you live in New York City and are wondering why your commute was messed up, besides the fact that it's always messed up, check out these pictures from WPIX's James Ford. That's right! A sinkhole!
New York's Streets Are Actually Melting
If I were an annoying New York doorman or the guy at the bodega who tries to make lames jokes all the time, I'd ask, "Is it hot enough out there for you?" But I won't do that. I'll just show you pictures of the street melting into a giant sink hole.
Hoboken, NJ Gets Its Very Own Sinkhole
A 50-foot sinkhole opened up on the street in Hoboken, NJ yesterday afternoon. According to Gothamist, no one was injured. Well, there's finally a reason to visit Hoboken, NJ! [Image via AP]
Giant Sinkholes are Sucking Up Milwaukee
OK, it's only one sinkhole. Today, over 7 inches of rain fell in Milwaukee in two hours. A sinkhole swallowed an Escalade. It's complete madness! This has got to be the most exciting thing ever to happen in Miluwakee. (pic)
Florida Sinkhole Swallows Toyota Camry
This morning, Tampa resident Sandy Burnham lost her 1995 Toyota Camry to a sinkhole that opened up beneath her parking space in Bordeaux Village Condominium complex. Watch her tell the harrowing story below.
CNN News Anchors Question Validity of Terrifying Guatemalan Sinkhole
After pondering the perfectly cylindrical sinkhole caused by heavy rainfall in Guatemala City, meteorologist, Jacqui Jeras confirmed its authenticity, then ended the segment with suspicions about underground construction. Is she hinting at a government conspiracy? Who's really behind this? Aliens?
Family of Four Dies in Sinkhole
A Montreal family was killed when the "sensitive clay" on which their home was built spontaneously liquified and gave way. "Even a fly landing on the surface can set it off," geologist Michel Bouchard said. [NYT; pic via AP]
