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By: The opinion
A Florida sinkhole that swallowed a man sleeping at his home in March 2013 has opened for the third timealthough this time without fatalities or property damage, local authorities reported.
Hillsborough County officials said the hole located in the Tampa suburb of Seffner appeared again Monday. The hole was about 19 feet wide at its largest point.
The opening of the sinkhole, located in the suburb of Seffner, just outside of Tampa, It did not produce major consequences in view of the fact that it has been fenced off since it was opened ten years ago.
On that occasion, the sinkhole swallowed 37-year-old Jeffrey Bush, who was sleeping in his room at the time.
The local authorities then declared that the ground in the area was too unstable and ordered the demolition of what remained of the house, as well as two other adjoining houses, after which they fenced off the area.
As County Official Jon-Paul Lavandeira reported Tuesday, the tunnel reopened in 2015 and it was filled with a mixture of water and gravel, which is what will be covered again on this occasion.
Sinkholes are a common feature of the Florida landscape, especially in the center of the state, according to the Department of Environmental Protection, which notes that this is because the peninsula is made up of porous rocks, such as limestone, which They store and help move groundwater.
Even the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation said sinkhole claims in Florida cost insurers $1.4 billion between 2006 and 2010.
Florida is the state in the country where these sudden land subsidences occur the most, that are generated by the composition of the subsoil and that causes the accumulated water to saturate the ground and channel itself into the existing cavities, causing the movement of earth.
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