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Family Killed As Sinkhole Swallows Home

Rescuers find bodies of Quebec family of 4

(Newser) - A Quebec family of four was killed yesterday when a gigantic sinkhole triggered by a landslide swallowed their home as they watched TV. Rescuers in their small village east of Montreal spent 24 hours digging frantically before finding the bodies of Richard Préfontaines, his wife, and their two daughters,...

Giant Sinkhole Eats Texas Town

Residents pack their bags as ravenous hole expands

(Newser) - A gigantic sinkhole is gobbling up a small East Texas town, the New York Times reports. The hole—dubbed "Sinkhole de Mayo" by the residents of Daisetta—opened up suddenly, and quickly grew to the size of several football fields, swallowing trees and trucks. Many of the town's thousand...

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