14/06/2024 02:39 (UTC)

Chile's heavy rains cause third sinkhole under seafront buildings

Valparaíso, Jun 13 (EFE).- Chilean authorities are keeping a close eye on a third sinkhole that has opened up due to heavy rains under the foundations of buildings built on historic dunes overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Vina del Mar.

The latest sinkhole, which appeared on Sunday, remains precariously perched on a single sand pillar amid an intense weather system affecting the country's central region, with thousands displaced in Viña del Mar, Valparaiso and the Metropolitan Region, home to nearly 40 per cent of Chile's population. (Camera: ADRIANA THOMASA).

FOOTAGE TAKEN WITH A DRON SHOWS THE SINKHOLE T AS A RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAINS, IN VIÑA DEL MAR, NORTHWEST OF SANTIAGO, CHILE.

Metadata

Date: 14/06/2024 01:53 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: EFE
Topic: Disaster and accident
Type: Rough cut
Duration: 106 seconds
Reference: 55013865712
Relevance: Normal