Louisiana Sinkole Swallows Trees
Watch here:
http://now.msn.com/louisiana-sinkhole-swallows-trees-in-viral-video
If we were standing on the edge of a sinkhole when it suddenly issued a
"burp" (yes, that's what they call an increase in underground tremors
that move gas and debris) and swallowed a bunch of tall cypress trees,
we suspect we'd run away — fast. Not the guy who shot this video. John
Boudreaux, director of the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Preparedness in Assumption Parish, La., was checking on underground
activity at the year-old, 24-acre, previously placid bayou sinkhole on
Wednesday when he saw a patch of trees begin to sway and lean.
"I was just standing there and I pointed out, 'Hey, it looks like
they're moving,'" he told Louisiana's The Advocate. So he turned on his
camera and got the whole thing on video. The swampy sinkhole has been
growing since early August, likely due to salt dome movement
underground. In sections, the now nearly 25-acre sinkhole may be
hundreds of feet deep, and it may not stop growing (as its edges
collapse, or "slough in") for years. Terrifying, and strangely hypnotic.
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