This first thing that came into my mind when I first saw this images from Guatemala (images by Paulo Raquec) was photoshop but sadly it wasn't. The big sinkhole was caused by tropical storm Agatha leaving at least 115 casualties. The tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.
Check out the photos below:
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From CNN:
Guatemala was hit hardest, with at least 92 deaths, 54 people missing and 59 injured, emergency officials said. Nearly 112,000 people have been evacuated and more than 29,000 are living in temporary shelters, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom said in an address to the nation late Sunday.
The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.
In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole.
The devastation has been widespread throughout Guatemala with mudslides destroying homes and buildings and burying some victims. At least nine rivers have dramatically higher levels and 13 bridges have collapsed, the nation's emergency services said.
In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole.
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This is so alarming, the caused of natural calamities is getting worst and worst and worst, hundreds of casualties is rapidly increasing. But we can still prevent this things to happen simply by protecting our natural environment because they are the one's who can protect us from this natural calamities like flash floods, tropical storms etc. We should start acting now!