The Most Terrifying Sinkhole Pictures You've Ever Seen
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Recently, a sinkhole that formed in the middle of a highway in Crimea killed six people traveling in a car that fell into the hole.
Sinkholes occur when bedrock made of limestone or other carbonate rock is eaten away by acidic groundwater or a surge of pressure caused by heavy rains or burst pipes. Sinkholes happen, sometimes suddenly, all over the U.S. as well as elsewhere in the world where the bedrock is susceptible - notably in China, Mexico, and Papua New Guinea.
The most dangerous chasms are the ones that cause parts of cities to collapse abruptly, and we've put together some of the best pictures of sinkholes devouring streets, sidewalks, and buildings all over the world.
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