Sinkholes: May 2012 (Part II)
Updated on May 28
(May 28) A 15-foot sink hole caused a road closure in Columbus, Minnesotta. (Source)
(May 26) A massive crater appeared alongside the road in between the cities of Black Hawk and Central City in Colorado The asphalt on the side of the road gave way to a small cavern early Saturday morning. By midday the cavern had turned into a crater. (Source)
(May 25) A sinkhole, about 4-5 feet deep and 8-10 feet across, developed at the edge of the street and into the driveway at 906 Spruce St. in Martinsville, Virginia, after Tuesday’s storm and flooding. (Source)
(May 24) A large sinkhole closes a section of Sheridan Street in Chicopee, Massachusetts. (Source)
(May 23) A sinkhole in New Mexico is growing and causing traffic problems. The sinkhole, on Albuquerque’s West Side, already caused one accident, when a motorcyclist drove into the hole and wrecked. He was taken to the hospital with non life- threatening injuries. (Source)
(May 22) A water main break and sink hole snarled traffic in Springettsbury Township in Pennsylvania. (Source)
(May 22) A four-metre square sinkhole opened up in a major downtown Montreal street in Canada just hours after a massive student protest had marched over it. The sinkhole is located not far from McGill University on Sherbrooke Street, one of Montreal’s key east-west arteries. (Source)
(May 21) A sinkhole on Interstate 26 in Kingsport, Tennessee, likely will cause traffic delays into Tuesday. (Source)
(May 21) Water servince in Tuscany Hills, California, was briefly interrupted by water main break, which also caused a sinkhole to develop. (Source)
(May 21) The entire City of Fulton in New York remains under a boil water advisory after a large sinkhole damaged one of the city’s main water wells. Though the cloudy water, in and of itself, may not present a threat to health, Woodward says it could allow for the development of disease carrying bacteria and viruses. (Source)
(May 19) A family of three living on Longview Drive in Hampton, New Jersey, is grappling with a large sinkhole, which measures around 12 feet in diameter and is 21 feet deep, in their driveway. (Source)
(May 18) A 10ft deep crater appeared suddenly just yards from people’s homes in Newburn, near Newcastle in the UK, taking an 8ft section of brick wall with it. (Source)
(May 18) A resident of Davenport, Illinois woke up last week to find this 18-foot hole in front of her house. She says no one was around when the ground sunk in, but it was a close call. (Source)
(May 18) On Puritan Road in Swampscott, Massachusetts, a large sink hole formed, an oval about 10 feet long and five feet across — at its longest and widest points. 20 homes are without water. (Source)
Sinkholes: May 2012 (Part I)
Sinkholes: April 2012
Sinkholes in China: May 2012
Sinkholes increasing: The earth continues to shift and crack
