Sinkhole Incidents On the Rise

[Howard]

"Stretch zones primarily experience sinking ground, as the support in the rock strata is stretched thin. Thus, buildings implode and gas and water mains break."  ZetaTalk

 

 

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ZetaTalk

What happens to rock layers under a diagonal pull, or being pulled apart? As can be seen during recent years, this has resulted in derailing trains, sinkholes suddenly appearing, gas and water main breaks, torn roadways and separating bridges. Despite the effect on man, crawling about on the surface of what they assume to be terra firma, these changes are superficial. When the pulling starts, weak points break and thereafter the plumbing and roadways hold, giving the impression that the pulling has stopped, but this is misleading. The North American continent is giving evidence that its rock layers are separating from each other, and sliding sideways in a diagonal, thus exposing portions of these layers to vent into the air above. If rock is being stressed, then where are the earthquake predictors giving evidence of this, the frantic animals, the static on the radio, the earthquake swarms? Rock in the stretch zone, pulling apart rather than compressing, does not emit the particles flows that animals and radios sense, nor register on instruments are tension and release quakes.

 

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ZetaTalk

"We have repeatedly stated that the Earth changes will not diminish, but will increase going into the pole shift.

This is not a lineal matter, as the closer Planet X comes to Earth, an inevitable path, the more the torque effect and the polar wobble where the N Pole of Earth is pushed away violently on a daily basis, occur. The wobble will become more pronounced, more violent. The plates are tugged back West of the Atlantic, pulled forward East of the Atlantic, during the daily rotation of the Earth. The North American continent is allowed to roll East during rotation while the S Pole is pulled West, creating the diagonal pull likely to trigger the New Madrid fault line into an adjustment, and soon. The N Pole is pushed away and allowed to bounce back, daily, as the Earth rotates, a wobble that puts stress on all fault lines when the plates are suddenly in motion, and suddenly stopped!

"As there is no other explanation for the effect on the stretch zone, lacking any earthquakes to blame, and as these stretch zone accidents will continue to emerge, and with ferocity, this is a certain clue to those on the fence, that the influence of Planet X is the cause. Or is it Global Warming?" 

ZetaTalk Chat Q&A for April 13, 2013

"Sinkholes almost invariably form in areas subject to karst limestone cavern formation. Underground water flows eat away the limestone leaving vast caverns and caves, which often give scant indication above ground that a cavern lies below. Karst limestone rock formations have been mapped and are known, however, but since one never knows just where a cavern might have formed, this provides little help in predicting just where a sinkhole might form. Sinkholes open up when the rock is fractured due to stress from being in the stretch zone, from the bending of a plate, or due to torsion."

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[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/sinkhole-sheringham...

Sinkhole in high street shuts centre of Norfolk seaside resort

Sixteen-foot chasm set to force closure of road for seven days

A high street in Norfolk is set to be closed for a week after a 2ft-wide sinkhole emerged in the middle of the road. 

The hole, which the fire service said was at least 16ft deep, appeared around lunchtime on Saturday in Sheringham High Street, a seaside resort north of Norwich. 

Norfolk Police said officers were at the scene following “reports a hole has appeared in the road”. The force advised locals to avoid the area.

Anglian Water, which sectioned off the area, will explore the sewers beneath the hole and carry out repairs. 

Andrew Munden, chair of the Sheringham Chamber of Trade, told North Norfolk News a number of businesses would be forced to close until the issue was resolved. 

It comes less than a year after a supermarket in North Yorkshire was evacuated when a sinkhole opened up in an alleyway behind the building. 

"This is one of the busiest weeks of the year for Sheringham being half term and could have been a disaster for the town but as a result of this camaraderie and fighting spirit the town is very much open for business."

Sinkholes mainly occur in what is known as ‘karst terrain’; areas of land where soluble bedrock (such as limestone or gypsum) can be dissolved by water. 

Though most emerge gradually, ones which suddenly open up are known as cover-collapse sinkholes.

These are often created when water dissolves the bedrock underneath until only a thin layer remains between the surface and an underground opening. This thin layer can then eventually collapse.

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/breaking-rain-washing-away-part-ma...

JUST IN: Sinkhole forces partial closure of major Gwinnett road through the weekend

April 19 2019

Heavy rain washed away part of a major Gwinnett County roadway early Friday morning, and authorities plan to keep it closed through the weekend.

A sinkhole developed on Scenic Highway, forcing the closure of a northbound right turn lane onto Henry Clower Boulevard, the Georgia Department of Transportation said in a news release.

The lane has been blocked all day.

“Georgia DOT maintenance forces are on scene to evaluate the situation, take necessary safety actions, and monitor throughout the weekend,” the agency said in the release. “Repairs will be made next week as Georgia DOT will coordinate with utility companies in order to safely repair the roadway.” continues...........

[Juan F Martinez]

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Sinkhole opens up on highway to the Cibao airport.  3-26-2019 

[Starr DiGiacomo]

https://wsbt.com/news/local/berrien-county-bus-falls-into-sinkhole

Benton Harbor, Michigan bus falls into sinkhole

by WSBT 22

Friday, March 1st 2019

On Friday Benton Harbor Mayor Marcus Muhammad posted these photos to Facebook that show a bus that fell into a sinkhole.

This occurred between 3:30 PM and 3:45 PM on Highland Ave. near Nowlen Street.

Muhammad wrote, "The Bus that was caught in the sink hole was towed away. Thank God there was no injuries. The cause of the sink hole was that a water main broke under the road which weakened the street and caused it to collapse. Emergency funds from the City Income Tax will be used to repair the damage. The street is blocked off and staff is working to restore water for residents impacted by this circumstance.

Dr. Kevin Ivers, Berrien RESA Superintendent, issued the following message to parents:

"This afternoon, a First Student bus transporting Berrien RESA students to their homes in Benton Harbor was involved in a minor accident. While in route, the rear tires of the bus fell into a sinkhole. No one was injured during the incident. As always, student safety is our number one priority. Thank you to First Student's transportation personnel and local emergency officials for supporting our students during this situation."

[Juan F Martinez]

Caught on Camera: Hole opens up on St. Louis street, Part of school bus sinks into it  2-21-2019

ST LOUIS, Mo. - The city's streets department said they have covered up a hole in the street near the intersection of Potomac and Illinois in south St. Louis after part of a school bus slid into it.

The incident happened on Wednesday morning. A resident who lives in the area caught the incident on surveillance footage.

The Metropolitan Sewer District said staff will be coming out to the area on Friday to get a look underneath the hole.

Nobody was injured in the incident and the bus was able to pull out of the hole without having to be towed.

https://fox2now.com/2019/02/21/caught-on-camera-hole-opens-up-in-so...

[KM]

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/sinkholes-plagued-sechelt-...

Sinkholes-plagued Sechelt neighbourhood on evacuation alert

'The (engineers) basically said that somebody's going to die,' says Sechelt District spokeswoman Julie Rogers.Fourteen homes in a Sechelt neighbourhood plagued by sinkholes have been placed on evacuation alert by the district.

A new engineering study received by the District of Sechelt this week concluded homes in the Seawatch neighbourhood near a massive new sinkhole are not safe to occupy.

Geotechnical instability has resulted in multiple sinkholes in the area of North Gale Avenue and Seawatch Lane, with “the potential of danger to life and health,” the warning reads.

Residents have been told to get packed and be ready to go.

“The (engineers) basically said that somebody’s going to die,” said district spokeswoman Julie Rogers.

A 25-metre deep sinkhole opened up without warning on or around Boxing Day that was “big enough to swallow a car.” After a drilling investigation, Thurber Engineering recommended that the district should not allow occupancy of the residences in the area.

“… [T]he sinkhole hazard is increasing with time and is not confined to locations where sinkholes have occurred previously,” the Thurber report reads. “There is a very high probability of at least one sinkhole collapse each year based on the recent history of the site.”

Residents said they were told Thursday evening that an order to evacuate could come as early as Friday afternoon.

Once that order is enacted, residents who leave their homes will not be allowed to return to their homes until the order is lifted, said homeowner Rod Goy.

Neighbours are concerned that once they leave, they may never be allowed to return to their homes, he said.

“We are sitting on pins and needles right now waiting for the other shoe to drop,” said Goy.

Much of the Seawatch area has been closed to vehicle traffic for months because of the subsidence of the roadbeds, leaving homeowners to walk to their homes past large concrete barriers.

The instability of the area has left homeowners with houses that cannot be sold and that could soon be uninhabitable.

One home has already been condemned after a sinkhole opened up under the foundation of the home, leaving the Storey family paying a mortgage on a home they aren’t allowed to enter.

“We moved here to live in our dream home and now we can’t even go inside,” said Ross Storey. “We are still paying a $450,000 mortgage and property taxes.”

Rod and Donna Goy’s home is not damaged, but they are surrounded by craters, failing roads and broken sewers.

Storey’s efforts to seek compensation have so far failed.

After mediation failed, the Storeys filed suit against the District of Sechelt, the developer Concordia Seawatch, 14 engineering firms, home insurer Travelers Guarantee and five real estate agents, among others.

Greg and Gerry Latham’s $1-million home is just a few metres from a sinkhole that opened up in 2012, swallowing a car.

“We had an independent appraisal done, but due to the special circumstances they said our house is now worth zero,” said Greg.

The Lathams dropped out of the lawsuit after it became clear they could not hope to recover their loss, because their house is so far undamaged.

An earlier assessment by Thurber Engineering noted that wet zones, spontaneous springs and sinkholes developed during site preparation for building in 2008.

“These issues were ongoing throughout construction and are documented in the available geotechnical information,” the report said.

Engineering studies of the area dating back to 1988 noted the potential for soil instability, but generally concluded the site could be used for dwellings.

The district has filed suit against Concordia to recover $500,000 in municipal repair costs.

In approving the development, the district entered into a covenant in 2008 with Concordia stating the “Municipality has no specific knowledge and makes no representations or warranties regarding the geotechnical adequacy of the lands for the proposed uses,” according to the District’s notice of civil claim.

Concordia has built and sold 15 homes in Seawatch and holds 14 more empty lots and one empty home that may never be occupied.

[Juan F Martinez]

Iquique, CHILE various sinkholes open up 2-8-2019

https://www.facebook.com/LaNuevaEraDeLaTierra2/videos/1161247400691...

[Juan F Martinez]

Madrid, SPAIN  Enormous sinkhole opens up February 10, 2019

https://movisis.org/2019/02/10/enorme-socavon-se-abre-en-madrid-esp...

 

[Yvonne Lawson]

Experts have been called in to investigate the massive 30-ft wide and 20ft deep hole in a Scotland field 

A sinkhole opened up in the field in Midlothian, Scotland. The area has had problems with the holes before 

A huge 30ft-wide and 19ft (6metre) deep sinkhole has opened up in a field, starting a hurried investigation by the Coal Authority.

The public safety and subsidence team at the Coal Authority were alerted to the massive hole, in a field in Midlothian, Scotland, after the landowner spotted it on Friday.

Coal Authority bosses have already sealed the area off and will visit the site in the coming weeks to inspect the hole.

It is believed the sinkhole is related to an abandoned mine known as the Roslin Colliery.

James Hammond, regional project manager for the public safety and subsidence team at the Coal Authority, said: 'In December 2018, we received a report of a hole in a field in North Midlothian.

'Our regional team responded quickly to erect fencing to secure the area.

'We will be undertaking thorough investigations to determine the cause of this incident.

Read more:   https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6606709/Investigation-unde...

[KM]

https://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/seawatch-gets-another...

Seawatch gets another sinkhole

A new sinkhole has appeared on property near Seawatch Lane, in close proximity to other sinkholes that have formed previously, including one in September.

Another sinkhole has formed at Sechelt’s Seawatch neighbourhood and is within throwing distance from a cluster of sinkholes that developed previously, including one in September.

The new sinkhole is located on vacant property, owned by developer Concordia, on the 6600 block of Seawatch Lane and measures approximately six metres (20 feet) wide with a cavernous interior and a depth of approximately six metres.

 

An excavator was on scene the morning of Dec. 27 to fill in the hole with rocks. The road remains open.

First responders have been made aware of the sinkhole, according to Rob Michael, interim emergency program coordinator for the Sunshine Coast. He was notified on Boxing Day. “At this point in time, first responders have been pre-notified in case the situation worsens,” he said.

“Currently the situation is well in hand with District of Sechelt staff, including an overnight watch in the area,” said Michael in an email. He also said Emergency Management BC and nearby residents have been alerted.

That did not include Elliott Held of Gale Avenue North, who lives downhill from the sinkhole and next to a condemned home from which residents were forced to leave after a sinkhole formed on the property. Held said he was notified on Dec. 24 by another resident, but as of Dec. 27 he had not been contacted by the District of Sechelt or the developer.

“We’re kind of on the perch,” said Held, who said he hasn’t been given any information about the current situation. “The only thing we know is that they’re filling that hole.”

The sinkholes are the product of geotechnical issues that began appearing in 2012, and that have required the district to close off sections of the road, resulted in a denial of occupancy permit for a nearby home, and forced a family to leave after their home was condemned. The debacle has also led to lawsuits against the developer and the District of Sechelt and a separate lawsuit between the district and the developer.