10 Biggest Sinkholes That Destroyed Cities

From entire city blocks disappearing in seconds, to cities collapsing before our eyes, here are 10 of the most dramatic sinkholes from around the world.

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10. Daisetta Sinkhole
The landscape of Daisetta, Texas was permanently transformed on May 7, 2008, when a small sinkhole opened and grew for hours, eventually reaching dimensions of 600 by 525 feet (183 x 160 meters). The gaping void, which is somewhere between 90 and 150 feet (27.4-45.7 meters) deep, caused the nearby Farm to Market Road 770, which sat just 80 feet (24.4 meters) away, to drop by as much as five inches (12.7 cm), and the incident occurred just a block away from the local high school and fire station. Thankfully, nobody was injured in the ordeal.

9. Berezniki
Berezniki, a Russian city of roughly 150,000 residents located in the Ural Mountains, is slowly being swallowed by sinkholes that are forming due to large underground voids. The city was built on top of a potash mine, which helped to create large, underground, empty spaces. Pillars and walls made from soluble salt are the only structures supporting the caverns, making them weak in the first place, and an underwater spring that began flowing into the mine in 2006 only worsened the situation.

8. The “Lost City” Of Ubar
Mentioned in both the Koran and in “A Thousand and One Arabian Nights,” the fabled city of Ubar is hailed as the former hub of the frankincense trade, dating back 3,000 years before the birth of Jesus Christ.

7. Guatemala City
In mid-2010, a gaping sinkhole measuring roughly 60 feet (18 meters) wide and 300 feet (100 meters) deep opened up in Guatemala City. It reportedly swallowed a 3-story building and was 30 stories deep. People were quick to blame Agatha, a tropical storm that had recently swept through the region, causing severe flooding that appeared to trigger the sinkhole.

6. Mosaic Gypsum Stack Sinkhole
Sinkholes are fairly common in Florida, where the bedrock is largely composed of limestone cavities. Limestone is a porous rock that is prone to collapsing under the weight of water-saturated soil and the structures it supports. Another way sinkholes form is when water widens existing fractures in limestone bedrock.

5. The Devil’s Sinkhole
Located on the western reaches of the Edwards Plateau region in Texas, the Devil’s Sinkhole was once a sacred site for Native Americans and is home to millions of Mexican free-tailed bats. Marked by an opening measuring 40 by 60 feet (12.2 x 18.3 meters), an initial 140-foot (42.7 meters) vertical drop leads to the main cavern, which is estimated to be somewhere between 350 and 400 feet (106.7-122 meters) deep.

4. Brazil City Block Sinkhole
In early 2014, residents in the city of Abaetetuba in northern Brazil noticed electrical wires snapping and breaking above houses, prompting them to vacate the immediate area on foot. They watched in horror as a sinkhole opened up and swallowed dozens of homes, a supermarket, and a post office.

3. Winter Park Sinkhole
The upscale community of Winter Park, Florida has experienced its fair share of sinkholes over the years. Perhaps the most famous among them was a 350-foot-wide (106.7 meters), 75-foot-deep (22.9 meters) opening that emerged in 1981, swallowing the town’s Olympic-sized swimming pool, a car dealership, five Porsches, and the home of a resident named Mae Rose Williams.

2. Fish-Eating Sinkhole
Much like Florida, southwestern China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region can’t seem to catch a break from sinkholes. One particularly unfortunate farmer fell victim to this phenomenon in 2016, when a sinkhole opened up and swallowed around 25 tons of his fish.

1. Dead Sea Sinkholes
The banks of the Dead Sea are home to thousands of sinkholes, with hundreds of new ones opening up every year as the water body depletes. This problem has gotten noticeably worse in recent years, to the point where the sinkholes are negatively affecting Israel’s tourism industry.

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