Giant sinkhole swallows New York street

Jokpeme Joseph Omode August 05, 2015


 
The sinkhole appeared shortly after 7am on Tuesday (11pm Tuesday, NZ time). Photo / Twitter
New Yorkers living in the borough of Brooklyn have woken to a strange sight - a giant sinkhole had swallowed an enormous chunk of road.
The sinkhole, formed by the natural process of erosion, appeared shortly after 7am on Tuesday (11pm Tuesday, NZ time) at an intersection in the neighbourhood of Sunset Park, according to the Fire Department.


Workers at the scene where a sinkhole opened up in Brooklyn, New York. Photo / Getty Images
Workers at the scene where a sinkhole opened up in Brooklyn, New York. Photo / Getty Images
The gaping hole exposed torn pipes and crushed asphalt at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 64th Street. No one was hurt.
Sinkholes can be gradual but are often sudden.
A sinkhole in Guatemala in 2010, measuring 18m wide and about 30m deep, swallowed a three-story building and a nearby house when it suddenly formed.
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