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Sinkhole Swallows Part of a Building in Leesburg, Florida - July 21, 2011

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"LEESBURG — The roof of a building that housed a beauty-supply business and a small grocery store has caved in, weeks after a sinkhole swallowed part of the building.

The sinkhole, in the area of Main Street and East Street, may appear larger as a result — also because soil around the edges of the hole has fallen in — but the sinkhole itself has not expanded, Robert Sargent, the city's public-outreach coordinator, said today."

...."The sinkhole was discovered June 27 and is estimated to be 60 feet wide. Sargent said the city can't estimate the depth of the sinkhole because the bottom is covered by groundwater. A dumpster, two oak trees and a plethora of hair-care products have fallen in."

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/os-leesburg-sinkhole-g...

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  • America is sinking not only by the ground but also by politic design.

  • We get TONS of sinkholes here in Florida, always have. Buildings get developed on top of natural wells that get tapped and sucked dry. And since we don't have solid rock foundation, the ground can't support the weight of the buildings anymore, so the ground collapses. I just had to sign a petition to try to get the county to avoid tapping into the well that is underneath my condo complex. It's a major problem that the state chooses to ignore, and deal with the consequences later.

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  • lol i love how this is in the youtube playlist for Flo-Rida

  • ??? I have no idea how I got here from clicking on a Flo Rida song. Maybe chicks that are 21 are like sink holes.

  • @sallyos06460 Nice take, but in all actuality, the money goes to the assholes.

  • nice hole!  :O

  • usa is on big sink hole anyway. I think thats where the money goes.

  • too close to home sheila!

  • I think the Tampa airport had to be recalibrated cuz everything out in the Gulf by it kinda sank, like, under the water there, and the land shifted. As you can tell, I am NO expert, that's just what I think. Uprated. Very interesting.

  • You cheated!! - I'm typing this from inside this building! - Now someone get me out!!!

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