Sinkhole News

Washington - On Tuesday a 15-foot deep sinkhole opened up on a busy Washington, D.C. street. The repairs were initially expected to take a couple of days, but the work will continue through this weekend.

Washington - A sinkhole opened up on an intersection in downtown Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. The streets around the sinkhole were closed and this caused problems during rush hour.

Shenzhen - Local authorities in the southern Chinese town of Shenzhen near Hong Kong said on Tuesday that five people died when a 10 meter (33 feet) wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate.

Chicago - One driver was hospitalized on Thursday when a large sinkhole opened up in a street on Chicago's South Side, swallowing three cars. This may have been caused by heavy rains damaging the cast iron water main.

Three houses in Buturlino, outside the city of Nizhny Novgorod, in Russia were swallowed by a huge sinkhole while residents were sleeping on Wednesday.

You've probably heard about Jeff Bush in Florida, who was swallowed by a sinkhole as he slept. There have been many sinkholes appearing across the United States recently, causing many homeowners to carefully examine their home insurance policy.

The earth has caved yet again in the Seffner area of Florida, two miles away from the first 100 feet deep hole that opened last Thursday under the bedroom of 37-year-old Jeff Bush and destroyed a large part of the house.

Seffner - Rescuers in Florida are attempting to reach a man trapped in a sinkhole after the hole opened up late Thursday evening, swallowing the man as he slept.

Guangzhou - A sinkhole in China has swallowed up a huge building complex. The event happened in Kangwang Road, Guangzhou, a city in China's southern Guangdong province, and was caught on film.

Approximately 300 people evacuated from their Louisiana homes in early August, many forced to spend Thanksgiving in hotels or campgrounds, are still looking for answers and wondering when, or if, they will ever be able to return home.