Sinkhole

A drone view shows the town of Buriticupu, a small Amazonian town that was declared in a state of public calamity due to sinkholes that threaten the community, in Buriticupu, state of Maranhao, Brazil February 20, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mauricio Marinho
World+Biz

Massive sinkholes put hundreds in Amazonian town at risk

Some 1,200 people of the total 55,000 population are at risk of having their homes tip into the widening abyss

South Korean firefighters prepare to lift a vehicle that fell into a sinkhole on a street in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024. (Seo Dae-yeon/Yonhap via AP)
World+Biz

A sinkhole swallows an SUV in South Korea, injuring 2 people

A sinkhole is exposed at a mining zone close to Tierra Amarilla town, in Copiapo, Chile, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Johan Godoy
World+Biz

Chilean authorities investigate mysterious large sinkhole near copper mine

Photo: TBS
Transport

Sinkhole opens up on Dhaka-Agartala international road