A three-story house was engulfed by the formation of a giant cavity in the center of the capital of Guatemala due to the violent storms that swept the region. On Saturday, the 30th of May 2010, a powerful hurricane, the Agatha storm struck the coast of Guatemala and its neighboring countries. The storm marked the opening of a violent hurricane season in the Pacific Zone. The worst damage was observed in Guatemala City, where the most dramatic sequel of the storm surfaced in shape of a thirty meters deep crater.
Guatemala hosted a devastating landslide that consumed a building of three floors and a crossroad to make room for a gaping hole, called “sinkhole”. According to initial assumptions of the experts, the ground collapsed at a junction of pipes that supplied water to the capital. As per media sources the hole was created by constant vibrations from traffic that was located nearby. Fortunately no deaths were reported as the people living in the district were already evacuated by the rescue authorities.
The local people who are affected by the disaster fear mayhem on crops of coffee. The farming produce represents a significant part of the economy of Guatemala and El Salvador.
This is not the first time for the inhabitants of Guatemala City to witness such a strange geological spectacle. In the year 2007, a gaping hole that was 100 meters deep was created by a ruptured sewer while heavy rain fell upon the city. The opening of the ground claimed lives of three victims and thousands of inhabitants were evacuated from the stressed region.