Louisiana sinkhole expected to keep residents away at least a month
Source: CNN
Residents living near a sinkhole in a southern Louisiana bayou are not expected to be allowed to return home for at least another month, officials said Friday.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the slurry-filled hole, which is roughly the size of a football field.
Specifically, they are looking into whether a nearby salt cavern could be to blame and have ordered the company that is responsible for that cavern to drill a relief well.
The process is expected to take up to 40 days, said Assumption Parish President Martin Triche. Until the well is drilled, authorities do not anticipate lifting the evacuation order that affects approximately 150 homes.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/us/louisiana-bayou-sinkhole/index.html
RobertEarl
(13,685 posts)Wow. I guess people who live in that area really like living on the edge? To me, doesn't seem like the safest place to be. Living below the river, above the salt domes, and in the hurricanes? My advice: Head for the hills, folks!
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)The first explosion in this video is a tiny fraction of the amount mentioned.
Berlum
(7,044 posts)Massive abuse of the land - fracking, salt domes, and all the rest of that dark shit -- has brought us to the brink of this plug ugly catastrophe. All the direct result of greedy selfish degenerate "Republican Family 1% Values."
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Historic NY
(37,453 posts)that roar......... We had a few major fires years ago and its that sudden sound before the bleve. I saw an LPG tank cut right through a fire truck & keep going.
Crow73
(257 posts)Which one has a water factory close by?
That bottled water comes from somewhere.
Sue them...
harmonicon
(12,008 posts)Sucks that slurry is screwing up these people's lives though. Slurry should be a cause for celebration; get with it, Louisiana slurry!!
grahamhgreen
(15,741 posts)csziggy
(34,138 posts)But did not have the energy to hunt for it.
This current situation certainly seems very similar!
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I just can't remember where. It had to do with an old railroad from the 1800s. Weird stuff...
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)When I take you out in the slurry................
Spitfire of ATJ
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