The Guatemala Sinkhole appeared after the region was battered by Tropical Storm Agatha.
This happened on May 30, 2010 “in a street intersection located in Zone 2 of Ciudad de Guatemala.
The Guatemala Sinkhole was blamed on poor sewage system, but was the least of Guatemala’s worries, as mudslides wracked the country, burying victims, closing roads and collapsing bridges, forcing more than 100,000 people to be evacuated from their homes.
An unconfirmed report stated that a three-storey building and a house fell in the hole.
Tropical storm Agatha killed 150 people and left thousands homeless.
A Giant Sinkhole also appeared in Guatemala back in 2007:
This spontaneous sinkhole is scientifically referred to as “hundimento.” According to SevenSidedCube, the scientists considers this occurrence happens from time to time when major storms come. It is due to the unstable geology.
