The municipality stated that sinkholes have been increasing "geometrically ... as heavy rainfall erodes the clay soil, ...

that number of exposed sinkholes will likely increase. "When clay soil gets wet, it's heavier and it's more plastic, it bends more easily, it breaks more easily. So, obviously rainfall brings both ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Practical Engineering YouTube Channel has made a brilliant demonstration video explaining how sinkholes form. When a water pipe cracks underground it washes ...

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 ...

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 ...

KUCHING: The sinkhole incident in Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur, was caused by factors involving geographical and soil structure, says Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. The Deputy Prime Minister ...

A nearby sinkhole may have promised relief, but the creature probably fell in and never came out. In 2014, divers discovered the remains of that giant sloth buried in a clay shelf in a sinkhole 70 ...