Brazil sinkholes!

[41Dude]

Sinkholes scare the heck out of me (so does my wife sometimes )
Shocking pictures. Not sure why so many homes do not have roofs.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-sinkholes-put-hundreds-amazonian-211918224.html

 

[turd]

Hmmmmm, I thought a meter was closer to a yard than a foot. Must be the new math?

 

[41Dude]

Hmmmmm, I thought a meter was closer to a yard than a foot. Must be the new math?

100% The holes look REAL deep.

 

[coach]

The no roof thing is weird. If you scroll to some other photos there are roofs on houses.
My guess is the houses were condemned or the owners see the writing on the wall and they are moving or selling what they can before it’s swallowed up.

 

[Wvfarrier]

My grand parents home got half swallowed by a sink hole. It was a heckuva mess

 

[turd]

Wow, what a BS article. This is erosion, not sinkholes. Must not have been any civil engineers anywhere near this village. I would guess the runoff from the new construction goes down the slope behind the homes. On sandy soil, no less. What a well planned venture. JMHO

 

[epags]

Here is a more honest report:
I agree...the lack of roofs is a real question.....almost looks likes fake.

 

[Lt92]

Sinkholes scare the heck out of me (so does my wife sometimes )
Shocking pictures.

I'm not certain, but aren't most caused by over pumping water lowering the water table, like in Florida?
Wonder what the cause is in their area?

 

[gnappi]

I'm not certain, but aren't most caused by over pumping water lowering the water table, like in Florida?
Wonder what the cause is in their area?

Down here pumping out groundwater seems to be the culprit. My neighborhood has LOTS of wells and B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L lawns someday these fools will rue the day they wanted lush grass.

 

[Jim Walsh]

My guess on the roof situation. The houses are condemned and the roofing materials are easily removed and can be used for your new abode, or by light fingered neighbors to repair their roofs.
Whereas the concrete block walls are more easily replaced than reclaimed and reused.

 

[JackBull]

I'm not certain, but aren't most caused by over pumping water lowering the water table, like in Florida?
Wonder what the cause is in their area?

Florida has a large amount of limestone resulting in what is called Karst Topography. The limestone is soluble and dissolves, leaving voids in the rock.

 

[blume357]

I'm also thinking the lack of roofs on the houses in the first picture is because the houses are being taken down or at least the roofs.... that is really the only logical answer to what I see.
Here is a closer view...note the one house in the upper left still has a metal roof on it. Metal roofs are easy to take off and put back on.

I bet the others were metal too. Road does not look real good right where it is fenced off at the end... I'm suspecting they are predicting a lot of those are going to fall into the pit at one time.

 

[el caminero]

Here is a more honest report:
I agree...the lack of roofs is a real question.....almost looks likes fake.

Sorry, i first thought that pic was rancho palos verdes

 

[hittman]

Oldie but a goodie a little closer to home

 

[hittman]