Godstone sinkholes: Major incident declared in Surrey as second crater opens up in street

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Sinkhole opens up on main street of English village

A growing sinkhole on the main street in Godstone, England, has local residents and officials worried. Some properties are cordoned off, local officials say, but everyone is being urged to avoid the area while structural experts assess it.

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A sinkhole 5-stories long swallows UK street, followed by a second hole — 30 homes evacuate

A huge sinkhole swallowed up a huge chunk of street in Surrey, England Monday night, expanding to the length of a five-story building (65' x 20' and 16 feet deep) by mid-day Tuesday. Then, a second sinkhole popped open soon after, right across the road, measuring 16 feet in every direction. — Read the rest The post A sinkhole 5-stories long swallows UK street, followed by a second hole — 30 homes evacuate appeared first on Boing Boing.

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Residents of Godstone have to leave their homes because the road broke in within a short time.

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Residents evacuated as sinkhole opens up on main street of English village

Residents in Surrey were kept out of their homes as experts tried to shore up a large sinkhole that swallowed up parts of the main street.

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Giant 65-Foot Sinkhole Swallows Up Street, Residents Evacuated: 'Absolute Nightmare'

Residents of a Surrey neighborhood in South East England have been evacuated from their homes after a large sinkhole opened up on Godstone High Street, approximately 30 miles south of London.

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Day in Photos: Flooding in Malaysia, Sinkholes in England, and ‘Goat Grabbing’ in Afghanistan

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