Where are the big holes in the Ground (photos)
Some of them — the handiwork of man, and other oddities of nature.
At the end of July in Nizhny Novgorod region in the Shatkovsky district, near the village Aladino formed a huge sinkhole. The depth of failure is 50 meters, and its diameter is 32 meters. Fortunately, the earth in the middle of the field, but because no one was hurt.
Funnel in Aladino though impressive, but not the biggest in the world. Tell you about other giant holes.
Karst collapse in Guatemala
One of the most famous and creepy holes on the planet to a depth of 150 meters and 20 meters in diameter was formed in 2011 in the capital of Guatemala in the resulting blur of the soil by rain and groundwater. During the formation of failure killed several people, destroyed a dozen houses, including a garment factory that collapsed in the pit. According to local residents, several months before the tragedy in this place was felt to move the soil and from the ground I heard the roar.
One of the biggest holes in the Ground located in the town of Mirny in Yakutia.