The sinkhole measured 5 meters (16.4 feet) in diameter when it first appeared then grew quickly in just a few hours, according to Beatriz Manrique, environmental secretary for the Mexico region. (Jose Castanares/AFP via Getty Images) A huge sinkhole some 60 meters in diameter has appeared in farmers’ fields in central Mexico, threatening to swallow a nearby house. According to the residents of a nearby house, they first heard strange sounds, and after. No one has been injured so far, but the governor warned local residents to stay away from the area. A massive crater opened last weekend in a field near the town of Santa Maria Zacatepec in Central Mexico. The sinkhole is situated in Santa María Zacatepec, Puebla state, and is around 20 meters (65.6 feet) deep, said state governor Miguel Barbosa Huerta at a press conference Monday.īarbosa said the family that lives close to the sinkhole has been evacuated. A gigantic sinkhole, measuring about 300 feet in diameter, has opened up in a farmland in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Drone footage shows a massive sinkhole in Mexico that’s 160 ft wide and almost 50 ft deep. The sinkhole, which is still growing by the day and is threatening to. Right now, it measures more than 200 feet across and about 65 feet deep.Ī huge sinkhole some 60 meters, approximately 200 feet, in diameter has appeared in farmers' fields in central Mexico, threatening to swallow a nearby house. Massive Sinkhole Appears in Mexico - YouTube. An enormous 300ft wide and 60ft deep sinkhole has opened up in Mexico, sending panicked residents fleeing from the area. A massive sinkhole is swallowing up farmland in central Mexico and is growing by the day.

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