sinkhole

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They were also astonished to discover a massive, vertical sinkhole called a blue hole, 75km south of a bank called Grand Turk, that formed when a cave collapsed inwards.

From BBC

The sinkhole was believed to have been caused by a ruptured sewage pipe.

From BBC

Meanwhile, a woman had to be rescued when her car fell into a sinkhole that emerged on a road near the western town of Cáceres.

From BBC

Homes have been evacuated after a sinkhole believed to be from an old mine opened up and swallowed a road sweeper.

From BBC

Bundy and the mayor led a driving tour of the shattered coastline, stopping at one property where the destruction of a home revealed a sea wall below with a pre-existing sinkhole.

From The Wall Street Journal