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#GiantSinkhole Opens in Field in #Mexico; Threatens to Swallow Nearby House

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A gaping sinkhole measuring 200 feet in diameter opened up over the weekend on farmland in #Mexico.

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It's estimated to be about 50 feet deep.

It appeared Saturday in the town of Juan C. Bonilla, in the state of Puebla in southeastern #Mexico, according to state officials.

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There were no reports of injuries or damage to structures, but a nearby home was evacuated and members of the public were being told to stay away.

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The owners of the house said they heard what sounded like thunder before the sinkhole started. Then they saw the ground begin to sink and water bubbling.

"I panicked," one of the owners, Magdalena Sánchez, told El Sol de #Mexico, according to Newsweek.

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Beatriz Manrique, Puebla's environmental secretary, said the hole started at about 15 feet in diameter and then expanded over 24 hours.

The cause of the sinkhole is under investigation, but it lies on what's known as the Alto Atoyac geological fault.

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The fault stretches across parts of three states including Puebla, according to Mexico's National Institute of Statistics and Geography.

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Puebla governor Miguel Barbosa said the situation "is a matter of enormous risk."

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"It is a geological fault that must be addressed with great care, with technique and with all the precautions and we are doing it," Barbosa said, according to Newsweek.

Local reports have also said there used to be a pond on the site.

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