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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

ENORMOUS SINKHOLE SUDDENLY APPEARS IN NAPLES - Hundreds of people evacuated - AND IN SOUTH KOREA TWO PEOPLE FELL INTO A STREET SINKHOLE

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NAPLES

Residents in Naples, Italy woke up two days ago to a massive sinkhole that opened up in the middle of a street.   Officials say the sinkhole started off as a depression in the road and is most likely caused by a broken sewer. 

A sinkhole opened up in the middle of a street in Naples, Italy early Sunday morning. It's believed that a broken sewer caused the sinkhole

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None of the surrounding buildings showed sign of damage, but nonetheless the four condominiums surrounding the crater were evacuated on Sunday with city officials scrambling to find accommodations for the 380 displaced locals. 
 
'We are in contact with hotel facilities in the area in order to accommodate everyone and try to reduce as far as possible, the inconvenience to citizens,' an official said. 
 
David Lezzi, the operations manager of the site, said crews will first figure out the extent of the hole before trying to stabilize it with concrete.
 
Reports did not say when residents might be able to return to their homes.  The area has been cordoned off. 

Next steps: Engineers plan to stabilize the sinkhole by filling it with concrete. It's unclear when the evacuated families will be able to return to their homes

About 380 people from four surrounding condominiums were evacuated after the sinkhole opened up, sending city officials scrambling to find accommodations 


Source
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2963994/Sinkhole-opens-middle-Naples-Italy-street-causing-evacuation-380-people.html

SOUTH KOREA

  • Man and woman had just stepped off a bus at a stop in Seoul, South Korea 
  • The ground beneath them gives way before the couple disappear from view
  • CCTV footage shows moment they are swallowed up by the 10ft sink hole 
  • Emergency crews were called to the scene and pulled the pair to safety
  • Sink hole reported to have appeared next to a construction site in the city 

    • The man and woman had just stepped off a bus at a transport hub in the capital Seoul when the drama unfolded



    Terrifying: As they walked along the pavement, the ground beneath their feet suddenly gave way 


    CCTV footage shows the unidentified pair disappearing from view after being swallowed up by the sink hole
     
    Source 
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2966628/Going-underground-Couple-fall-sink-hole-appears-without-warning-outside-public-transport-hub-South-Korea.html
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