Sinkholes appear in Amazon as Brazilian city declares emergency

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Sinkholes appear in Amazon as Brazilian city declares emergency

Buriticupu, in the Brazilian Amazon, has declared an emergency in the face of these sinkholes

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UPDATE: Nanaimo residents displaced by expanding sinkhole cleared to return home

UPDATE: An official with strata management firm overseeing the Emerald Woods neighbourhood states impacted residents have been informed it’s safe for them to return. “I can confirm that a Geotechnical Engineer has attended, and has noted their opinion that the buildings are not at further risk, and that they are safe to occupy/for owners to return to. The affected owners have all been advised, along with all other owners,” Nick Smith of Colyvan …

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Brazil Sinkhole LIVE: Huge Sinkholes Appear in Brazil's Buriticupu City in Amazon Rainforest

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Buriticupu, in the state of Maranhão, is experiencing an extreme geological phenomenon of erosion, related to heavy rain, intense deforestation and poor construction planning.

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The authorities of the Brazilian city of Buritikupu in the Amazon have declared a state of emergency due to huge karst faults that threaten hundreds of homes. — Ukrinform.

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In the Brazilian city of Buriticupu, 1,200 of the 55,000 residents are fearing for their homes as large sinkholes threaten more and more homes. The city in the Brazilian Amazon has declared a state of emergency.