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HomeNewsFailuresJohannasburg Sinkhole Opens after Tunnel Collapse

Johannasburg Sinkhole Opens after Tunnel Collapse

July 10, 2008 rockman Failures Comments Off on Johannasburg Sinkhole Opens after Tunnel Collapse

 

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[Updated 1/19/2015] Click through for the video since I can’t figure out how to turn off the auto-play on this one. [/Updated]

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