PLANET EARTH
ENORMOUS SINKHOLE OPENS IN CHILE
WORDS BRANDON SPECKTOR
Overhead footage of the massive sinkhole, located in a rural area in Chile
© U.S. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Samuel Becker / Getty
An enormous sinkhole has opened up on a plot of mining land in Chile. The 32-metre hole appeared on 30 July in a rural area outside the town of Tierra Amarilla, about 500 miles north of the capital, Santiago. The hole appears to be about 200 metres deep, with a reservoir of water sloshing around the bottom. The hole opened on the site of Alcaparrosa Mine. No injuries or damage have been reported. Geologists are investigating the hole and have placed a 100-metre security perimeter around the site.