rolling HOLY SHIT sinkhole thread

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23793499

bye bye trees

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2013/9/12/in-louisiana-s-canceralleyhugesinkholecreatesmoreconcerns.html

http://i.imgur.com/LoM9zaW.png

God damn.

Argh

christ

where is that?

It's the Uralkali mine in Permskaya Oblast.

that's just not right at all

what the hell do they do with these things once they open up like that? how many trucks worth of rock or concrete would it take to fill it? or do they just leave them to fill up with water?

There's a possibility that the photo might be a fake as it's much larger than the initial unconfirmed report given by the mining company. Their shares are tanking anyway, though.

*sinking

Russian press has more photos.

http://i.imgur.com/uUSkGE3.jpg

That's what...five houses gone?

Not the first time that Uralkali mine has had a collapse.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/world/europe/08kremlin.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/11/world/europe/russian-city-on-watch-against-being-sucked-into-the-earth.html

http://www.greendiary.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/berezniki_sinkhole_vtrbf.jpg

goddamn, when one of those opens up is it instant doom fall or is it sort of gradual?

Up until this point I'd been convinced that Russia didn't have any houses at all. I've only ever seen concrete apartment buildings peppered among otherwise barren landscapes.

it's pretty sudden by all accounts - it's a plug of earth over a giant cavity giving way xp

Just trying to mentally prepare myself for what it would be like if my home was ever sucked into a sinkhole with me inside

From http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/russian-potash-giant-uralkali-s-shares-drop-after-sinkhole-suspends-production-at-mine-/511417.html

The sinkhole, stretching 20 by 30 meters, was found 3.5 kilometers east of the mine, the regional emergency situations ministry said on Wednesday. It is located on an abandoned mine and does not pose a threat to people who live in Solikamsk town.

Yeah sure...

People were relocated last summer, apparently: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-08-12/uralkali-s-hometown-could-face-new-sinkhole-risk-by-2015.html

The mine's apparently partly owned by the guy who also owns the Brooklyn Nets.

you crazy for this one rick

http://gawker.com/earth-opens-up-and-swallows-five-people-in-china-1727121445