Sinkhole Incidents On the Rise
"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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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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"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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Comment by Howard on August 29, 2011 at 7:33pm
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Sinkhole Closes Road in Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Discovered August 28
A sinkhole off of Route 22 in Lopatcong Township has closed two westbound lanes of the highway, and police said the closures could last until late in the evening.
The sinkhole developed in the parking lot of Meineke Car Center between South Fourth and South Fifth streets.
Lopatcong Township police said two of the three traffic lanes are closed, and are expected to remain blocked until midnight.
Lopatcong Township officials said the problem is a broken sewer line and crews are at the site.
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Huge Sinkhole Opens in Forks Township, Pennsylvania
Discovered August 28
A sinkhole spanning about 25 yards and as wide as a car opened up behind a block a stores at 1855 Sullivan Trail on Sunday, forcing the stores to temporarily close.
The stores include Big Woody's and Jasmine restaurants, Supercuts, Verizon Wireless and Ivy Cleaners.
According to the building's owner, Joe Posh, the hole opened during the early-morning hours Sunday as the result of a ruptured water line. Water and gas lines have been shut down and signs on the stores from the Forks Township Fire Department say the stores are unsafe for occupancy.
The stores will remain closed for at least two days. Employees from Big Woody's and Ivy Cleaners were at the stores today removing items.
According to Posh, it will likely be several more days before the sinkhole can be fixed. It is not clear if the ruptured water line was the result of Hurricane Irene.
The nearby Walgreens and Ace Hardware stores did not sustain any damage and are open for business as usual.
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20 Sinkholes Plague Streets in Pierre, South Dakota
Discovered August 28
videoPIERRE, SD - As the Missouri River in Pierre sinks lower, so are nearly two dozen gaping holes in the middle of city streets.
"We have about 20 sink holes now and some of them are big enough to swallow a truck and some of them are only three feet across," Pierre city administrator Leon Schochenmaier said.
High ground water caused by unprecedented flooding is to blame for the sinkholes. But they are just a symptom of a much deeper problem. Material is seeping into underground storm sewer pipes causing voids which buckle the streets above.
"The sinkhole is just one indicator of the problem," Schochenmaier said. "What you see in the depression in the street is the curvature accruing in other areas of the street. It just hasn't buckled yet. It could get worse. It probably will get worse."
At this point, no one knows exactly how bad the problem is. City engineers must wait for water levels to drop before they can inspect the issues. But one thing is for sure.
"We have major damage to our storm sewer system. And it is going to take several million dollars to repair and replace it," Schochenmaier said.
Because the water levels are still dropping, city officials say they probably can't fix anything until next year at the earliest. In the meantime, the city plans to fill the holes with gravel and plow around them during the winter months.
And while the sinkholes are still wide open, the city says no one has been hurt by falling or crashing into them.
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Huge Sinkhole Consumes Highway in New Jersey
Discovered August 28
A sink hole on Route 33 in Tinton Falls has "consumed two eastbound lanes," according to deputy office of emergency management coordinator David Boehning.
The sink hole, located between Shafto Road and Wardell Road, is growing, said Boehning via e-mail, making the westbound lanes unsafe. The Tinton Falls Police Department has closed the roads involved and traffic has been diverted by the NJ Division of Transportation, he said.
A natural gas contractor is on location to maintain the "integrity of the two gas mains within the sinkhole," said Boehning.
All emergency vehicles that use this stretch of Hwy 33 to access Jersey Shore Medical, will have to use an alternate route.
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Large Sinkhole Closes Road in Charlotte, North Carolina
Discoved August 26
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A section of Park Road is closed to all traffic this weekend due to a 24-inch water main break and sinkhole.
The water main broke just before 11:00 Friday night, causing the giant sinkhole in the middle of the road.
This is in the 7200 block of Park Road near Forest Hill Church and about a mile from South Mecklenburg High School.
No one was hurt, but the sinkhole is about 15 feet wide and has the road shut down between Huntingtown Farms Lane and Goneway Road.
Work is under way to provide access from southbound Park Road to Forest Hill Church for services beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening. The road is closed to all other traffic.
Water service in the area is not impacted.
Crews are mobilized and onsite, and officials are working to determine next steps in the repair process for both the water line and the roadway. More information will be available early next week related to the length of the repair as well as when the road will be accessible to thru traffic.
Residents in the area are strongly advised to stay out of the marked work zone for safety reasons.
The following detour is in place:
Inbound: From Park Rd. make a right onto the 6900 block Sharon Rd, bear left on Sharon to Fairview Rd. make a left onto Fairview to the 5500 block of Park Rd.
Outbound: At the 7000 block of Park South Dr to Fairview Rd. Right on Fairview to Sharon Rd. Right onto Sharon Rd, back to Park Rd.
No word on what caused the water line to break.
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Steamroller Swallowed by Large Sinkhole in Orem - Salt Lake City, Utah
Discovered August 24OREM -- With the help of a crane, a steam roller that went head-first into a sink hole in Orem was finally removed.
The roller sank approximately 15 feet into the road near near 1100 W. and 1200 North, after driving over what appeared to be solid ground.
According to a spokesperson for Clyde Companies, the roller may have caused damage to a gas line running through the area, and several surrounding homes were evacuated.
Orem city officials are evaluating the damage, but it is not yet known when those evacuated will be able to return, or the severity of the damage.
According to the spokesperson, the roller has broken sewage lines, and sewage is currently leaking into the hole.
The operator was able to jump away from the roller as it sank, and was not injured in the incident.
What caused the sinkhole to form initially is still under investigation.
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Large Sinkhole Closes Street in Downtown Hagerstown, Maryland
Discovered August 22
videoWest Baltimore Street is closed between Hood Street and Summit Avenue while workers from the City of Hagerstown's Water Department are repairing a 12-inch water main that broke at that location, said Michael Spiker, director of utilities for the City of Hagerstown Utilities Department.
The water main broke at about 3 a.m., Spiker said.
The running water from the water main created a sinkhole in the street, according to Spiker.
The hole measured 12 feet long by 6 feet wide and 4 feet deep.
Workers shut down the water main when they arrived on the scene.
Repairing the water main will require more excavation in the street, according to Spiker.
The street is expected to be closed until noon today, Spiker said.
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Sinkhole and Gas Leak in Youngstown, Ohio
Discovered August 21
A large sinkhole caused a natural gas leak on Youngstown's south side.
Firefighters and gas company officials were called to the end of Shady Run Road for the odor of natural gas in the area around noon on Sunday.
When crews first arrived on scene, they found a giant sinkhole on the side of the road. The fire captain said when the sinkhole opened up, it pulled the gas tap away from the house.
The line was supposed to shut off, but it didn't.
"We've got a little bit of a hazard because people aren't home in these two houses and the gas is in the sewer lines, so we're shutting off the gas to the houses and we're pulling the electric meters as a precaution, until Dominion can get out here and dig this hole open and get the gas shut off," said Captain Ron Russo with the Youngstown Fire department.
The Youngstown Street Department was called in to stabilize the sinkhole and the roadway.
The dead end of Shady Run is closed to traffic while Dominion and Ohio Edison crews work to repair the line, and restore gas to the homes in the area.
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SUV Swallowed by Sinkhole - Chicago, Illinois
Discovered August 19
A sinkhole on Chicago's northwest side measured 14 feet by 14 feet in size and 12 feet deep. It was so big that a car fell into it and flipped upside down Saturday morning, August 20, 2011. A spokesperson with the city water department in Chicago says that a water main broke, undermining the street and causing it to collapse. Source
A man driving to work this morning on Chicago's Northwest Side got an unpleasant surprise when his SUV tumbled into a sinkhole.
The incident happened at the intersection of Foster and Elston avenues at about 5:30 a.m., said police and a spokesman from the Chicago Department of Water Management.
"I saw him actually climb out of the hole on a ladder," said Joe Springer, whose bar Rabbit's sits at the corner. "The cops told me he was okay."
Tom LaPorte, the water management spokesman, said the 10-to-12-foot hole was believed to have developed after a water main broke under the street and the water washed away the layers of dirt supporting the road.
Indeed, said Springer, neighbors in the area had been complaining for about two weeks of low water pressure.
The nephew, Sarith Khim, said his 66-year-old uncle, named Bok Khim, is a machinist and was driving to work at a factory about mile north on Elston. His uncle told him his Acura MDX SUV nearly flipped over as it fell into the hole. Luckily, the nephew said, his uncle had his seatbelt fastened.
A construction worker passing by lowered a ladder into the hole for the driver to climb out. Bok Khim was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital with neck pain and bruises, his nephew said.
By about 10 a.m., the car had been removed from the hole with a crane. LaPorte said the damaged pipe would take at least a day to fix.
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Sinkhole Swallows SUV in Detroit, Michigan
Discovered August 18
DETROIT (WXYZ) - Detroit police are on the scene of a large sinkhole that has swallowed an SUV on Detroit's east side.
The sinkhole is on Beaubien, between Chandler and Smith. The SUV is nose into the sinkhole, with water up over the windshield and onto the front doors.
It's not clear what caused the sinkhole to open up. Video from the scene shows water covering the road. Neighbors say that a watermain had been repaired in the last year, but recently a dip had appeared in the road.
A woman and her daughter and granddaughter were able to get out of the car. They were taken from the scene by EMS, but appeared to be all right.
Some residents in Detroit are still without water as crews work to repair a water main break.
The break happened Thursday and it's not clear when water will be restored.
The rupture caused a sinkhole that nearly swallowed an SUV with two women and a toddler trapped inside.
"She was hysterical, she was just shocked when she seen the water come up in the car. Because at first it was just the bumper then it started sliding deeper down," said rescuer Dawn Ramsey.
Everyone was able to get out of the car. Luckily, none of the injuries were serious.
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