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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 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.
While firefighters and first responders continue to battle the blazes that erupted just two days ago — and as the ultimate scale of the destruction is still coming into focus — before-and ...
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.
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1913 Guatemala earthquake Cuilapa: 5.0 M s: 60 Destroyed the town of Cuilapa: 1917-12-26 1917 Guatemala earthquake: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala City: 5.6 M w: VII–IX 250 1918-01-04 1918 Guatemala earthquake: Guatemala City: 6.0 M w: VI 1942-07-06 1942 Guatemala earthquake: Escuintla: 7.7 M w: IX 38 Landslides. 1959-02-20 1959 Guatemala ...
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