Onslow County Sinkhole Getting Bigger - WITN

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An Onslow County woman is losing her home to a sinkhole.

We first showed you the hole in October. It was seven inches. It's now seven feet.

Stephanie Werner's home is being torn apart, forcing her to move out. Her neighbors are now concerned as well, as the sinkhole grows deeper and deeper. Emergency services says that sinkholes are actually common to the area, although they take hundreds of thousands of years to develop.

Werner says It has been very stressful, and a big headache.

The Red Cross has helped her with an apartment and a part time job.

Now Werner needs the $5,000 for an engineer to come out and figure out what is causing the problem. Her insurance does not cover sinkholes.

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[Joyce4Christ]

Oil being sucked out of the ground should be covered by oil tycoons, since it is probably the cause.

[kip151]

Ancient sinkhole collapses are you f*^@%ing serious? If people believe this "phenomenon" they should do a little research!

[hardleecure]

To the neighbour..... SELL YOUR HOUSE!!!

[315kylie]

wow thats awesome!!!!!!!!!!

[001zane]

it be kind of sad if extreme makeover home edition did an episode then the day after everthing is done a sinkhole comes and gobbles it up

[Haley76458]

No, your the dumbfuck, its 'so' not 'some' its mom not 'mum' you the fucking dumb one, go get a life and stop judging what we sound like asshole.

[rrush2214]

fill it with water and quit bitching

free swimming pool

nigga

[VideoGuyNC]

This video points out a problem in America. Why spend five thousand dollars for some over-educated rich kid to tell you that the ground is sinking in? Why not use that money to build/buy a tiny house in a DIFFERENT location. I also live in southwest Onslow county, and I know EXACTLY where this home is located. Mega-homes are placing TOO MUCH load on not only the ground, but every other resource as well. We have to down size our bloated society. Just google tiny house movement.

[mca0824]

just a joke....DORK

[318Captain]

its not a mobile home...dork