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Amazonian Town Being Swallowed By Massive Sinkholes, Hundreds At Risk

Officials in Buriticupu say as many as 1,200 people could lose their homes due to sinkholes affecting the city.
The municipal government declared a state of emergency following recent sinkholes that are several meters deep.
Lucas Conceicao stated that the municipality lacks the capacity to address the complex sinkhole situation.
The situation has worsened with heavy rains, with statements indicating that sinkholes have expanded greatly near residences.

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Bangkok Post

Huge sinkholes threaten Amazonian town

BURITICUPU, Brazil - The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several metres deep, have led the municipal government to declare a state of emergency.

2 days ago·Bangkok, Thailand

Amazonian Town Being Swallowed By Massive Sinkholes, Hundreds At Risk

The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several meters (feet) deep, have led the municipal government to declare a state of emergency. Some 1,200 people of total 55,000 population are at risk of having their homes tip into the widening abyss. "In the space of the last few months, the dimensions have expanded exponentially, approaching substa…

2 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Massive sinkholes put hundreds in Amazonian town at risk

BURITICUPU, Brazil -- The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several meters (feet).... View detail at: Massive sinkholes put hundreds in Amazonian town at risk)

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