| July 27, 2010
01/06/2010 18h16 – Updated 01/06/2010 18h48 Crater that swallowed building in Guatemala is 60 m deep. Authorities fear that a man has died in the incident. Number of people killed by rains in Central America stands at 175. Images taken on Tuesday, ugly (1) show a hole 60 meters deep and 20 meters in diameter, [...]
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| July 11, 2010
Question by Evan L: How deep is the giant sinkhole in Zone 2 of Guatemala City? If you haven’t seen it yet http://www.flickr.com/photos/gobiernodeguatemala/4657053554/ Does anybody know how far down this thing goes? Best answer: Answer by MorningfoxLike the comments say, it is maybe more than 100 meters deep. Although I have seen reports that it [...]
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| July 11, 2010
Residents of a Guatemala City suburb were shocked when rain bought by Tropical Storm Agatha opened up a huge sinkhole in their neighborhood. The 30m diameter, 60m deep hole swallowed a whole building, but there were no deaths, according to reports. Local residents have blamed the sinkhole on the rain and the city’s substandard drainage [...]
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