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The sinkhole was created by fluid from a sewer eroding uncemented volcanic ash, limestone, and other pyroclastic deposits underlying Guatemala City. [1] [2] The hazards around the pipe have since then been mitigated, by improved handling of the city's wastewater and runoff, [3] and plans to develop on the site have been proposed.
The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole. 2007 Guatemala City sinkhole – a 100 m (330 ft) deep sinkhole which formed in 2007 due to sewage pipe ruptures. 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole – a disaster in which an area approximately 20 m (65 ft) across and 90 m (300 ft) deep collapsed, swallowing a three-story factory.
The sinkhole formed due to volcanic pumice deposits, upon which Guatemala City is built. [3] These deposits were unconsolidated and of low density, allowing easy erosion . [ 3 ] According to Sam Bonis, a geologist at Dartmouth College , leaking pipes went unfixed long enough to create the conditions necessary for sinkhole formation because of ...
2007 Guatemala City sinkhole; 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole; 2015 Guatemala landslide; 2018 Volcán de Fuego eruption; F. May 1982 Central America floods;
2007 Guatemala City sinkhole; 2007 North American heat wave; Early December 2007 North American winter storm; C. 2007 Carancas impact event; Cyclone Per; K. Kelud ...
The second sinkhole, which is 10 feet wide, appeared Monday, May 8, at the Cape Kiwanda State Natural Area near Pacific City, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department said in a news release.
A sinkhole was discovered at on Wednesday evening near the base of Ocean City's Isle of Wight Bay Bridge, Route 90. Here's what caused it, plus more.
Guatemala City Railway Museum inaugurated. Álvaro Arzú becomes mayor again. 2005 – March: Protest against Central American Free Trade Agreement. [13] 2007 February 19: Salvadoran congressmen killings discovered near city. [13] February 23: Sinkhole collapse. 2009 – Guatemala National Police Archives headquartered in city. [citation needed]