Resort guests flee sinkhole

Thursday, 13 Aug, 2013 0

Guests at a Florida resort ran for their lives when villas at the property fell into a 18m-wide sinkhole.

Guests at the Summer Bay Resort, about 10 minutes from Disney World, said they heard loud noises and windows cracking as three floors of the hotel slid into a deep crater.

Authorities said they were surprised that no one was injured.

Summer Bay is described on its website as a luxury resort with condominiums, two-bedroom villas and vacation houses.

Sinkholes are an ongoing problem in Florida. The state sits on limestone – a porous rock that easily dissolves in water – with a layer of clay on top.



 

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