stupidmorals Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 (CNN) -- At least 115 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported. Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 are living in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday. The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said. In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole. http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/05/31/honduras.storm.emergency/index.html?hpt=T1 Okay, I just gotta say... that is a freakin' awesome sinkhole. I love karst systems. Oh, and too bad about all of the people that died... Edit: Figured we could use some pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 This isnt good. Everyone keeps talking about how this is supposed to be one hell of a season for these storms, and this is a bad start. Wonder what Pat Robertson has to say on the sinkhole. Perhaps a gateway to hell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayH81 Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Wonder what Pat Robertson has to say on the sinkhole. Perhaps a gateway to hell? Boy, that hole looks like the gateway to the netherworld to be sure (sans brimstone). Perhaps the Anasazi are on their way back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Look at the top picture for 20seconds. then look at the second picture just over the statue of liberty. If you see a lighter black set of eyes than the surrounding. Ohhh yeah! your going to hell. You might want to say they look like parenthesis, not eyes.. but you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Holy crap that sink hole is HUGE. That looks like instant death. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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