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8 rare Corvettes swallowed by sinkhole Bowling Green - Eight vehicles, including two Corvette ZR1s, were swallowed by an opening under the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky this morning. In the Media by Megan Morreale - 2 comments

Sinkhole that swallowed car gets filled High Wycombe - The massive sinkhole that appeared overnight and swallowed a VW Lupo car has been filled with tonnes of concrete today, Sunday 9th of February. In the Media by Mark Harradine

Video: Sinkhole swallows Florida resort building Around 30 per cent of a three-story villa in a central Florida resort has collapsed into a sinkhole on Monday night. Guests were evacuated safety and fortunately no injuries were reported. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 3 comments

Work ongoing where sinkhole opened on Washington, D.C. street Special 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. Digital Journal Report by Leigh Goessl - 9 comments

Sinkhole opens up and disrupts D.C. traffic during rush hour 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. In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 6 comments

Video: 33-ft sinkhole kills five outside factory, Shenzhen, China 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. In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

Large sinkhole swallows 3 cars on Chicago's South Side (video) 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. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 2 comments

Giant sinkhole engulfs three houses in Russia (video) Three houses in Buturlino, outside the city of Nizhny Novgorod, in Russia were swallowed by a huge sinkhole while residents were sleeping on Wednesday. In the Media by Anne Sewell - 4 comments

Lack of sinkhole insurance gives homeowners cause for concern 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. In the Media by Alan Cairns

Second sinkhole appears in Tampa area, Florida 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. In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus - 1 comment

Sinkhole opens up under home, trapping one man now presumed dead 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. In the Media by Greta McClain - 1 comment

China: Sinkhole swallows up huge building complex 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. In the Media by Eileen Kersey - 2 comments

Bayou Corne Sinkhole ignored by media while residents suffer 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. In the Media by Greta McClain - 2 comments

Baby girl rescued from sinkhole in northeast China (video) Harbin - A 14-month-old baby girl was rescued when a 33-foot deep sinkhole appeared after a road suddenly collapsed in Harbin in Heilongjiang province, northeast China. In the Media by Anne Sewell

Video: Giant sinkhole opens up in Brooklyn, nearly swallows cars Brooklyn - A large part of a street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn collapsed around 6 p.m. Wednesday and created a 20-ft by 20-ft hole that almost swallowed cars near 79th Street and Fifth Avenue. The street collapsed suddenly around a sewer line more than a century old. In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

Large sinkhole opens up near Florida homes, some residents flee Windermere - Several residents in one Florida community are feeling a huge sense of uncertainty because of a massive sinkhole that opened up in the backyard of one home this week. In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 4 comments

Video: Girl in China walks into sinkhole Xian - Chinese officials have released footage of an incident that occurred last month when a girl fell through a sinkhole in a sidewalk. In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 3 comments

Girl in China falls down sinkhole while walking down the street One teenager in China discovered the dangers associated with walking down the street while talking on a cellphone. She plummeted into a sinkhole and was later rescued. In the Media by Nicole Byerly - 1 comment

80-year-old man falls into sinkhole while getting morning paper Oceanside - An 80-year-old New York man fell into a sinkhole in his front lawn when he went to get his morning newspapers on Sunday. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 3 comments

Guatemalan woman finds sinkhole under her bed Guatemala City - A 65-year-old woman in Guatemala was shocked when she discovered the loud noise she heard had come from a newly formed sinkhole under her bed. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 7 comments

Firefighters rescue camel from sinkhole Oregon City - Firefighters came to the rescue when Moses, a 1,500-pound (107 stone) camel, needed to be rescued from a sinkhole in Oregon. In the Media by Lynn Curwin - 3 comments

Sinkhole swallows house in Quebec, four people missing Saint-jude - A house in Saint-Jude, Quebec was swallowed up by a sinkhole and landslide Monday night. The family of four, believed to be in house, have not been found. In the Media by Stephanie Dearing - 1 comment

Malaysian man's trip to the toilet saves around 100 people A Malaysian man's late-night trip to the toilet saved about 100 people from being buried in rubble. In the Media by kurtrat

Update: Giant Sinkhole in Guatemala Two teenagers were killed when the giant 330-foot-deep sinkhole in a Guatemala City neighborhood swallowed up several homes and at least one truck. In the Media by bluecharlie - 13 comments

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