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World's biggest sinkholes

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INDUSTRY, PA - JANUARY 11: Workmen stand outside a 30 foot deep sinkhole that appeared in a busy street in Industry, a suburb east of downtown Los Angeles early 11 January. A motorist drove into the hole but was rescued with minor injuries by a resident of the area. After the rescue a slab of concrete fell over the car, burying it. The hole is growing as rain water from a broken sewer pipe undermines the area where the hole is located. (COLOR KEY: Raincoat is yellow.) (Photo credit should read CARLOS SCHIEBECK/AFP/Getty Images)
INDUSTRY, PA - JANUARY 11: Workmen stand outside a 30 foot deep sinkhole that appeared in a busy street in Industry, a suburb east of downtown Los Angeles early 11 January. A motorist drove into the hole but was rescued with minor injuries by a resident of the area. After the rescue a slab of concrete fell over the car, burying it. The hole is growing as rain water from a broken sewer pipe undermines the area where the hole is located. (COLOR KEY: Raincoat is yellow.) (Photo credit should read CARLOS SCHIEBECK/AFP/Getty Images)
LA JOLLA, CA - OCTOBER 3: A massive 200' x 240' landslide opens up and tears apart the pavement of Soledad Mountain Road, October 3, 2007 in the Mount Soledad neighborhood of La Jolla near San Diego, California. The landslide has damaged or destroyed reportedly 6 homes and forced the evacuation of at least 20 others. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)
LA JOLLA, CA - OCTOBER 3: A massive 200' x 240' landslide opens up and tears apart the pavement of Soledad Mountain Road, October 3, 2007 in the Mount Soledad neighborhood of La Jolla near San Diego, California. The landslide has damaged or destroyed reportedly 6 homes and forced the evacuation of at least 20 others. (Photo by Kent Horner/Getty Images)
Chinese workers inspect a sinkhole in a street in Beijing on February 8, 2010. Sinkholes are known geological phenomenona that usually occur predominantly in areas that have been heavily mined or on reclaimed land. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Chinese workers inspect a sinkhole in a street in Beijing on February 8, 2010. Sinkholes are known geological phenomenona that usually occur predominantly in areas that have been heavily mined or on reclaimed land. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read AFP/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers block off the site of a sinkhole which occured overnight on Shiliuzhuang road, in Beijing on April 26, 2011. A section of the road collapsed beneath a truck, slightly injuring the driver and a passenger, who both jumped out the vehicle beforeit sank into the hole, as an authoritiy suspects the hole was caused by the construction of a subway line. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers block off the site of a sinkhole which occured overnight on Shiliuzhuang road, in Beijing on April 26, 2011. A section of the road collapsed beneath a truck, slightly injuring the driver and a passenger, who both jumped out the vehicle beforeit sank into the hole, as an authoritiy suspects the hole was caused by the construction of a subway line. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers use excavators to fill in a sinkhole which occured overnight on Shiliuzhuang road, in Beijing on April 26, 2011. A section of the road collapsed beneath a truck, slightly injuring the driver and a passenger, who both jumped out the vehicle beforeit sank into the hole, as an authoritiy suspects the hole was caused by the construction of a subway line. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
Workers use excavators to fill in a sinkhole which occured overnight on Shiliuzhuang road, in Beijing on April 26, 2011. A section of the road collapsed beneath a truck, slightly injuring the driver and a passenger, who both jumped out the vehicle beforeit sank into the hole, as an authoritiy suspects the hole was caused by the construction of a subway line. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images)
People stand beside an enormous hole in the ground in Guangyuan, a village in southwest China's Sichuan province. The hole currently measures 24.9 metres in diameter and residents fear the pit will continue to grow until it starts swallowing nearby houses.
People stand beside an enormous hole in the ground in Guangyuan, a village in southwest China's Sichuan province. The hole currently measures 24.9 metres in diameter and residents fear the pit will continue to grow until it starts swallowing nearby houses.
People look at a caved-in area of a paddy field in Fukou county, Hunan province, China. More than 20 pits have formed in the area during the past four months. According to the local media, the government's initial investigation showed years of mining has destroyed the local underground water systems.
People look at a caved-in area of a paddy field in Fukou county, Hunan province, China. More than 20 pits have formed in the area during the past four months. According to the local media, the government's initial investigation showed years of mining has destroyed the local underground water systems.
A house slides into a sinkhole in Russia.
A house slides into a sinkhole in Russia.
Demolition crews work at a home in Tampa, Florida, where a sinkhole opened last week underneath a bedroom, swallowing a man asleep in his bed. Jeff Bush, 37, was declared presumed dead by Hillsborough County officials on Sunday as rescue workers abandoned any hope of recovering his body. The hole was about 30 feet (9 metres) wide and 60 feet (18 metres) deep and filled with clay and debris. It is unlikely that Bush's body will ever be retrieved, officials said.
Demolition crews work at a home in Tampa, Florida, where a sinkhole opened last week underneath a bedroom, swallowing a man asleep in his bed. Jeff Bush, 37, was declared presumed dead by Hillsborough County officials on Sunday as rescue workers abandoned any hope of recovering his body. The hole was about 30 feet (9 metres) wide and 60 feet (18 metres) deep and filled with clay and debris. It is unlikely that Bush's body will ever be retrieved, officials said.
In this video image provided by ABC Action News-WFTS TV, shows an aerial photo of a sinkhole Monday, Mar. 4, 2013, in Seffner, Fla. The hole opened up underneath a bedroom late Thursday evening and swallowed Jeffrey Bush in Seffner, Fla. (AP Photo/ABC Action News-WFTS TV)
In this video image provided by ABC Action News-WFTS TV, shows an aerial photo of a sinkhole Monday, Mar. 4, 2013, in Seffner, Fla. The hole opened up underneath a bedroom late Thursday evening and swallowed Jeffrey Bush in Seffner, Fla. (AP Photo/ABC Action News-WFTS TV)

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