The municipality stated that sinkholes have been increasing "geometrically ... as heavy rainfall erodes the clay soil, putting homes at risk. The city’s Secretary of Public Works, engineer ...

The overlying rock, sometimes clay or sandstone, will then suddenly collapse into the depression beneath - called a 'collapse sinkhole ... the replacement of soil in the excavated hole once ...

A man who fell into a large sinkhole in South Korea's capital Seoul has been found dead, according to the local fire ...

Since December, the New Jersey Department of Transportation has reported a 40-foot sinkhole, an 11-foot sinkhole, and most ...

Work to build a ramp four meters wide and 20 meters across began on Jan. 30 to prevent further debris and soil widening the void, which is around 10 meters deep. The sinkhole developed on the ...

That was when Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) clay pipes were damaged, causing water to seep into the soil which later gave way, resulting in the sinkhole. Incumbent Kajang assemblyman Hee Loy Sian ...

KLANG is not at risk of sinkholes as its soil is made up of marine clay and not limestone, says Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi. The Works Minister said this in response to concerns about the ...

The overlying rock, sometimes clay or sandstone, will then suddenly collapse into the depression beneath - this is called a collapse sinkhole. But human activities such as excavation works can ...