United Cavers Exploration Team
Cave and Mine Exploring => General Chatter => Topic started by: Robin Jones on Feb 11, 2014, 06:52 PM
What the hell is going on with these sink holes opening up? Today saw the 2nd news story this month and it's only the 11th!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-26010192 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-26010192)
http://news.sky.com/story/1210020/m2-closed-by-15ft-deep-sinkhole-in-rush-hour (http://news.sky.com/story/1210020/m2-closed-by-15ft-deep-sinkhole-in-rush-hour)
And one from 3 weeks ago
[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFQdM3RwQcA[/video]
It's not unusual after extended wet weather. Add in some old workings, and boom, big-ass hole in't ground.