sinkholes
Mysterious large hole opens up on beach, puzzling witnesses
A woman was left baffled after she came across a large, bubbling hole on a popular Queensland beach during her morning stroll to work.
NJ toddler nearly gobbled up when 10-foot-deep sinkhole opens near splash pool: ‘I saw him almost go into the ground’
A 20-month-old New Jersey boy was splashing around in an inflatable pool on his front lawn on Monday when the ground opened up and he almost went tumbling into the...
Terrifying moment sinkhole swallows up soccer field: 'Something out of a movie'
A massive sinkhole suddenly opened up in the middle of a soccer field at an Illinois park -- leaving a gaping area in its wake -- after an underground mine...
OceanGate co-founder to lead dive into 'virtually unexplored' ocean sinkhole year after Titan sub implosion: 'Expect the unexpected'
“Venturing into uncharted waters, our team will have to ‘expect the unexpected.’”
'Blue hole' is largest ever discovered at 1.3K feet deep — and scientists haven't reached the bottom yet
Researchers described how the underwater abyss's extensive depths could harbor a "biodiversity to be explored" in a recent study.
1,200 lb. horse rescued after being swallowed by sinkhole
It took dozens of rescuers three hours to free the stranded horse.
Mail truck freed after falling into sinkhole on Delaware street
A United States Postal Service truck was almost swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up on a Delaware street, prompting local officials to evacuate residents.
Couple's car plunges in giant sinkhole in middle of the street, fills with water in frightening video
A Washington couple experienced a scary situation early Saturday morning as their vehicle plunged into a sinkhole in a Vancouver intersection while they were on their way home, according to a...
Newlyweds and dozens of their guests fall 25 feet through floor at wedding reception
They crashed their own wedding.
Terrifying moment floor collapses in newly-opened supermarket
Terrifying CCTV footage in Jiyuan, China, shows the floor of a newly-opened grocery store suddenly collapsing, creating a massive pit. Unsuspecting customers, along with broken tiles, shelves, and merchandise, were...
Sidewalk cave-in captured in shocking viral video: 'NYC is falling apart'
YouTuber Caisey Neistat has New Yorkers quaking in their boots after sharing footage of a city sidewalk crumbling underfoot like something out of a disaster movie.
Large San Francisco sinkhole forms at intersection after water main break
The sinkhole came after a 16-inch water main broke in the early morning hours.The break also impacted an 8-inch water main as well, officials said.
Sinkhole, 50 feet wide, forms in same Florida area as 75-foot sinkhole months earlier
Florida emergency management officials were called to a large sinkhole in the same area where one opened three months ago.
Florida sinkhole that swallowed a man has reopened for third time in 10 years
A sinkhole in Seffner, Florida, has reopened for the third time in 10 years after swallowing a man in 2013.
Utah family's home collapses, slides off a cliff in dramatic video
A spacious two-story home in Utah's Hidden Canyon Estates collapsed down the side of a hillside Saturday in a dramatic caught-on-video mishap, dashing one family's hope of building a homestead.
Residents fearful 1,000-foot and still growing sinkhole could ‘swallow up’ small Texas city
"My worst fear is for it to overtake us at night."
Giant sinkhole in California swallows vehicle after driver ignores warning signs
Since the sinkhole opened up in the middle of Kasson Road in Tracy, California, it has claimed three vehicles whose drivers disregarded road closure signs and barriers.
Shocking doorbell footage shows elderly LI woman falling into sinkhole
Shocking doorbell footage captures the moment an elderly woman tumbled into a sinkhole in a Suffolk County yard – which authorities say also trapped two other people before dawn on...
2 rescued from car swallowed by massive sinkhole in flood-ravaged California
Dramatic photos show two cars swallowed by a massive, 15-foot-deep sinkhole in Chatsworth, California, leading to a harrowing rescue for two trapped passengers.