Friday, February 20, 2015

Gensan Sinkhole


The City Government forcibly evacuated some 46 families from an urban coastal community here last sunday (February 15, 2015) following the emergence of  a suspected sinkhole in the area.

Brenda Maniago, one of the evacuees, said they initially notice the unusual occurrence in the aread around 5 a.m. Sunday. "We saw the sand slowly sinking and with bubbling water coming out of it. it was a small area at first but it expanded after a few hours," she said.



Maniago said one of their neighbors dived into the sinkhole on sunday afternoon and tried to determine its depth and possible cause but failed to make any progress.

Veneracion said they have assigned some of their personnel to watch over the sinkhole and prevent residents from getting near it.


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