Buriticupu, Brazil, is facing a growing crisis as massive sinkholes inch toward homes, forcing a state of emergency. Medialdea leaves The Hague Penitentiary on board ambulance Exploring Boschetto ...

in the north eastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, have already been destroyed with 1,200 people at risk of losing their homes to the widening abyss. The city’s government said of the sinkholes ...

A city in Brazil has declared a state of emergency after a number of huge sinkholes opened up in recent weeks. Several buildings in the city of Buriticupu, in the north eastern tip of the ...

THOUSANDS of people are at risk of losing their homes as a terrifying sinkhole forced a Brazilian city into a state of emergency. Shocking images from the city of Buriticupu, in the northeast of ...

A city in Brazil has declared a state of emergency after a number of huge sinkholes opened up in recent weeks. Several buildings in the city of Buriticupu, in the north eastern tip of the Brazilian ...

An entire town in Brazil could be swallowed up by the earth. The municipality of Buriticupu, home to 55,000 residents, has declared a state of calamity as sinkholes have been threatening homes.

in the north-eastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several metres deep, have led the municipal government to declare a state ...

The phenomenon is known as 'voçorocas' and becomes worse in periods of heavy rain :: Buriticupu, Brazil :: February 20, 2025 The geological phenomenon affecting Buriticupu is known as "voçorocas" and ...