14 DAY TRIAL // After several days of heavy rain, a giant sinkhole opened up in a residential neighborhood in north-east Baltimore, Maryland, destroying a large part of a street and swallowing several parked cars.
The large crater, running along a whole block, also buried train trucks, and prompted the evacuation of several homes in the area, known locally as “Pastel Row” due to the different colored houses.
Local witnesses say the ground shook and a block-long hole opened up sucking in a number of vehicles in about 15 seconds. They say a loud noise, like the rumble of a train, could be heard when part of the 26th Street collapsed down onto the massive hole.
Metro informs that after the railroad tracks used by CSX were buried under a pile of rubble, the company suspended rail traffic in the area.
Fortunately, the fire department said there were no reports of injuries. Now, the site looks like the aftermath of a landslide, locals say. Aerial images broadcast by local media show that the massive hole swallowed not only cars, but also walls, pavements and electricity posts.
The heavy rain which drenched the Maryland city over the last 24 hours are thought to have caused the formation of the sinkhole.
