Louisiana sinkhole expected to keep residents away at least a month

[alp227]

Source: CNN

Residents living near a sinkhole in a southern Louisiana bayou are not expected to be allowed to return home for at least another month, officials said Friday.

Authorities are investigating the cause of the slurry-filled hole, which is roughly the size of a football field.

Specifically, they are looking into whether a nearby salt cavern could be to blame and have ordered the company that is responsible for that cavern to drill a relief well.

The process is expected to take up to 40 days, said Assumption Parish President Martin Triche. Until the well is drilled, authorities do not anticipate lifting the evacuation order that affects approximately 150 homes.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2012/08/10/us/louisiana-bayou-sinkhole/index.html

[RobertEarl]

1. 150 homes?

Wow. I guess people who live in that area really like living on the edge? To me, doesn't seem like the safest place to be. Living below the river, above the salt domes, and in the hurricanes? My advice: Head for the hills, folks!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

2. "the hole is believed to be close to a well containing 1.5 million barrels of liquid butane"

The first explosion in this video is a tiny fraction of the amount mentioned.

[Berlum]

9. This is a HUGE factor

Massive abuse of the land - fracking, salt domes, and all the rest of that dark shit -- has brought us to the brink of this plug ugly catastrophe. All the direct result of greedy selfish degenerate "Republican Family 1% Values."

[Spitfire of ATJ]

10. What do you expect when the people who are supposed to represent us admire greed?

[Historic NY]

12. Brought back some memories....

that roar......... We had a few major fires years ago and its that sudden sound before the bleve. I saw an LPG tank cut right through a fire truck & keep going.

[Crow73]

3. Coke, Pepsi, or Nestle?

Which one has a water factory close by?
That bottled water comes from somewhere.

Sue them...

[harmonicon]

4. I do love me some slurry.

Sucks that slurry is screwing up these people's lives though. Slurry should be a cause for celebration; get with it, Louisiana slurry!!

[grahamhgreen]

5. Another hidden cost of oil drilling - sinkholes.

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[csziggy]

11. Thanks for posting that - I remembered seeing it

But did not have the energy to hunt for it.

This current situation certainly seems very similar!

[davidpdx]

6. There was another big one somewhere

I just can't remember where. It had to do with an old railroad from the 1800s. Weird stuff...

[dipsydoodle]

7. Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry

When I take you out in the slurry................

[Spitfire of ATJ]

8. Let's not forget the one in Guatemala a few years ago.

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[sakabatou]

13. I'd make a joke but I'll keep it to myself