The deepest and most terrifying sinkholes on Earth
The article explores the planet's deepest and most dangerous sinkholes. It describes the 2010 tragedy in Guatemala, where a 90-meter-deep chasm swallowed a building and killed 15 people. It mentions the "Blue Hole" in the Red Sea, hazardous for divers, and China's Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole, 660 meters deep—the largest in the world.
The article provides an overview of the deepest and most dangerous sinkholes in the world. It focuses on the 2010 tragedy in Guatemala, where a tropical storm triggered a 90-meter-deep chasm that instantly swallowed a three-story building, killing 15 people. It notes a similar incident occurred there three years earlier. The article then describes the "Blue Hole" off the coast of Egypt, an underwater sinkhole considered one of the most dangerous diving sites, having claimed 130 to 200 lives. The main hazard is the deep-water tunnel known as "The Arch." Finally, it mentions China's Xiaozhai Tiankeng sinkhole, 660 meters deep with a volume of 130 million cubic meters, which is the largest and deepest karst collapse on Earth but is not associated with human tragedies.