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The 2010 Guatemala City sinkhole was a disaster on 30 May 2010, in which an area approximately 20 m (65 feet) in diameter and 90 m (300 feet) deep collapsed in Guatemala City's Zona 2, swallowing a three-story factory.
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.
A cenote (English: / s ɪ ˈ n oʊ t i / or / s ɛ ˈ n oʊ t eɪ /; Latin American Spanish:) is a natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting when a collapse of limestone bedrock exposes groundwater. The term originated on the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico, where the ancient Maya commonly used cenotes for water supplies, and occasionally for ...
A large sinkhole that appeared in late May in a farm in central Mexico has already grown larger than a football field authorities say it is likely to continue expanding. The Mexican government has ...
A strong earthquake shook the border of Mexico and Guatemala early Sunday, driving frightened residents into the streets. The temblor struck just before 6 a.m. near the Mexican border town of ...
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -Slow-moving Tropical Depression Sara headed on to Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula after unleashing widespread floods over Honduras and Belize that killed at least one person and ...
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.
Today, the national capital of Guatemala City is the political, ... of southeast Mexico , ... 2007 Sinkhole The 2010 sinkhole in Zona 2.