Massive sinkhole in China swallows building

[skinz]

Massive sinkhole in China swallows building

http://in.news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/massive-sinkhole-china-swallows-building-215523079.html

Look out, below. A massive sinkhole in Guangzhou, China, swallowed up buildings and knocked out power to thousands of residents.

According to Shanghaiist, the sinkhole is about 3,230 square feet and plenty deep. A video shows a crowd milling about the sinkhole before it expanded, causing a building to crumble as if it were detonated.

Neighboring buildings were evacuated and streets were blocked by police. "Gas could be smelt from over 30 metres away, and deafening noises could be heard as the land continued to crack and sink," the Shanghaiist reports.

Sinkholes are, unfortunately, nothing new. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, some sinkholes are human-induced. "New sinkholes have been correlated to land-use practices, especially from groundwater pumping and from construction and development practices." They also occur in areas where the rock beneath the land surface can be easily dissolved by groundwater.

Human-induced or not, sinkholes are getting a lot of press these days. In China's Guangxi province last year, a sinkhole formed after a local school dug a well to ease its water shortage. Business Insider reports that in Beijing, massive bomb shelters, "constructed amid fears of an impending nuclear attack during the height of Chinese-Soviet tensions," may be contributing to the problem.

But they certainly aren't limited to China. In 2011, a Florida sinkhole gobbled up "a garbage bin, an oak tree, the back wall of the building housing a salon and racks of supplies." A woman in Guatemala City discovered a 3-feet-wide, 40-feet-deep sinkhole beneath her bed. And in Ohio, a massive sinkhole caused part of a state highway to collapse.

Also interesting to know that chinease billionaire is selling Caned AIR!!!
Chinese billionaire sells canned air in polluted Beijing | Watch the video - Yahoo! India

 

[Fergalsworld]

Whats canned air got to do with a sink hole or have you put the wrong link in lol.

 

[D1GG3R]

I thought i was going mad lol

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[skinz]

Massive sinkhole in China swallows building | The Lookout - Yahoo! News India

heres the correct one, I thought the caned air was crazy though

 

[Explosivo]

aye, lets all stand about 40 yards away from this taking pictures.

i'd be fkn offski

 

[havelln]

Canned air he must have watched the lorax

 

[segel]

Saying this for years. Taking stuff out the ground will eventually lead to things like this happening more regulary

 

[Erbs]

is it me or sticking an advert in at the beginning seem a bit off

if you watch a disaster or something that bad happens the advertising F"*ks think nothing of hawking their goods first,love to grab these dicks and give em what for.

 

[skinz]

Saying this for years. Taking stuff out the ground will eventually lead to things like this happening more regulary

I wonder what will happen if and when fracking starts here

 

[segel]

I wonder what will happen if and when fracking starts here

Most probs alot of oil and shale gas will come from it LOL

 

[MH]

Canned Air, anyone remember Spaceballs? Perri-air

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiabeNR_q0U&sns=em


(TT)

 

[skinz]

and now for the next one

China fireworks truck blast causes deadly road collapse

BBC News - China fireworks truck blast causes deadly road collapse

A truck carrying fireworks has exploded on an elevated highway in central China, killing at least five people and causing part of the road to collapse, state media report.

The blast, which destroyed an 80m (262ft) section of road, took place on the G30 expressway in Henan province.

China National Radio had put the number of dead at 26 but the report appeared to have been removed from websites.

Several vehicles were reported to have fallen to the ground 30m below.

Witnesses said some cars were thrown over the edge by the force of the blast, the cause of which was not immediately clear.

Six vehicles were retrieved from the wreckage, Xinhua said, while search and rescue efforts were continuing at the site. Eight people had been injured, the agency said.


Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed rescuers digging through rubble. The channel said 10 trucks had been found under the bridge.





One photo showed a truck perched precariously at the broken edge of the carriageway.

The G30 is the longest road in China, running for 4,400km (2,700 miles) from the coast of eastern Jiangsu province to Urumqi, close to the Kazakhstan border.

Fireworks are traditionally set off in China to celebrate the Lunar New Year, which is just over a week away. There are frequently reports of accidents as they are being made, stored or transported.

The BBC's Jon Sudworth in Beijing says there has been much debate over whether the use of fireworks should be reduced, in part to help curb pollution.

Official statistics show that in 2011, more than 60,000 people were killed on roads in China. The deaths are often blamed on inadequate training, poor quality vehicles or on drivers ignoring safety instructions.

Earlier this month, China halted plans to introduce tougher penalties for traffic offences, following a public outcry.

The rules imposed penalty points for motorists who drove through amber traffic lights, with a driving ban after two offences, as well as increasing penalties for speeding, drinking and driving and using a mobile phone while behind the wheel.

But there were widespread complaints that drivers stopping abruptly at lights were ultimately causing more accidents.

The government said it was reconsidering its traffic policies.