Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Florida Having That Old Sinking Feeling Again

"Fla. resort villa swallowed by sinkhole" by Kyle Hightower |  Associated Press, August 13, 2013

CLERMONT, Fla. — It sounded like a thunderstorm as windows broke and the ground shook, but vacationers who were awakened from their rooms at a villa near Orlando quickly realized the building was starting to collapse, with parts of it swallowed by a 100-foot sinkhole that also endangered two neighboring resort buildings....

The villa, with 24 three-story units, was reported as a total loss, and inspectors remained on the scene Monday afternoon to determine whether the other two buildings near the sinkhole — a common occurrence in Florida — would be safe to reenter....

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Related: Florida Post Sinks Into Hole

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