Huge sinkhole in Guatemala

[Ickorus]

So apparently a massive hole has appeared in the middle of Guatemala city. Now im no expert but im willing to bet the Silver Surfer had something to do with this.

Article:

DOWNPOURS caused by tropical storm Agatha have created a giant sinkhole in Guatemala City, while throughout the country officials have reported 120 people dead and at least 53 missing.

The sinkhole, which formed in the northern part of the capital city, swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection.

Residents said a three-storey building and a house fell into the hole. The residents blamed a poor sewerage system for the sinkhole.

Source [http://www.theage.com.au/world/the-black-hole-of-guatemala-city-20100601-wv8z.html]

 

[newfoundsky]

I think it's photoshop.

 

[Eldarion]

*blinks*

Is this real? I don't see any wreckage in the hole, seems like the image might be fake. Thats just.....wow

Edit= Its real, wow thats just terrible for those people.

 

[lacktheknack]

...It looks photoshopped. Where's the debris? How's it completely black at the bottom? Why is it almost a perfect circle?

 

[bobknowsall]

Mad, isn't it? I just feel sorry for the people who lost their homes and possessions when that thing opened up.

The conversations with insurance people must have been amusing, though.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

I think that's fake because there's absolutely no debris or wreckage around or in the thing.

 

[masher]

that circle is like... perfect... o>o
Just can't help but point that out...

 

[muckinscavitch]

This is real, it was on the news all evening with video footage. Neat really.

It is also on CNN.com under the world tab right now. Probably on BBC as well.

Edit: http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/06/01/central.america.storm.deaths/index.html (photo's 4,5,6)

 

[TheFacelessOne]

OT: If this is real...dannnggg...(insert deity if you BELIIEVEEE here) help those poor people...

 

[Sir Kemper]

This looks shopped, I can tell from the lines and haveing seen quite a few shop's in my time.




Seriously though, this looks incredibally unrealistic, Still, Something this massive is unlikely to not get at least a mild mention by soem global news anchor.

 

[ratmen]

it's real

 

[rotund0]

Newsflash to the Third World: Don't construct buildings heavier than grass huts on top of any surface with the hardness of chalk.

 

[Worgen]

thats almost big enough for my penis

 

[CAPTCHA]

The black at the bottom is water I believe, that's why you can't see the debris

 

[Grayjack]

Isn't this the same hole that appeared in Guatemala a few years ago?

 

[Eri]

thats almost big enough for my penis

I fucking lol'd.

 

[darktheif28]

It's real a lot of pictures actually came from the government itself.

 

[w@rew0lf]

The Hole is very real. Here's another angle of it.

[img height-300]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100530/capt.a991de09a19645a0be3a495f239ef69a-bf7fee7f39994e01b7c9f4eebe53f085-0.jpg?x=400&y=266&q=85&sig=.Zbh9cXnBHHiUwKrtTLaZA--[/img]

I blame the Mole People.

 

[AfterAscon]

Another thread where people wrongly jump to the conclusion that the photo is shopped (I point people to the thread about the time traveller photo). 5 seconds of research could have proved the validity of the photo. The hole isn't a perfect circle, there is some debris and damage around; plus you can't see much rumble because it fell into the 300+ feet hole. I also read on some other sites that a few more holes have formed.

Off-topic: clearly it's the locust attacking earth

 

[Eri]

time traveller photo)

What is this photo you speak of?