Massive Russian Sinkhole Opens Up This Week

On November 21, 2014 by Tim Newman

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This week a huge sinkhole has opened up in the Russian town of Solikamsk. Apparently no one was injured despite an entire house being swallowed whole.

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The hole opened up near Perm in the Ural region of Russia. The authorities are on the scene and have completely closed the area off.

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Russia has had quite a problem with sinkholes recently and no one is too sure why. This certainly is a monster hole though isn’t it? It’s in the vicinity of a mine, so I’m guessing that’s to blame somewhere along the line although the mine owners are denying it of course.

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It’s a miracle no one died.

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Apparently the mine extends underneath the entire town of Solikamsk. Bagsie not living there at the moment.

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