The crater that keeps swallowing up houses

A huge abyss is gradually widening, and sucking in more holiday homes as the earth collapses. It looks as if a meteorite has struck from outer space, but in fact the crater lies above a collapsing potash mine.

In the Perm region of the Urals, the crater started caving in at the end of 2014 and when it was first reported its dimensions on the surface were a modest 20 x 30 metres.

By April this year, the Solikamsk hole's surface measurements were 58 by 87 metres. Now - five months later - it measures 122 by 125 metres and is still enlarging, as it threatens new dachas - holiday homes - and forest. The crater, visible from space, is believed to be more than 75 metres deep .... http://siberiantimes.com