The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent ...

An entire town in Brazil could be swallowed up by the earth. The municipality of Buriticupu, home to 55,000 residents, has ...

Sinkholes appear in Amazon as Brazilian city declares emergency - Buriticupu, in the Brazilian Amazon, has declared an ...

THOUSANDS of people are at risk of losing their homes as a terrifying sinkhole forced a Brazilian city into a state of ...

A city of 50,000 residents has been placed under a state of emergency as massive karst ravines threaten to destroy thousands ...

A state of emergency has been declared in the Brazilian Amazon after massive sinkholes opened up, threatening thousands of ...

The Brazilian Amazon city of Buriticupu is grappling with destructive sinkholes that have led to a state of emergency. More than 1,200 residents are at risk as the sinkholes grow due to a combination ...

The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent ...

Buriticupu’s latest sinkholes are an escalation of a problem that has been ongoing for 30 years, as rains have slowly eroded soils made vulnerable by their sandy nature. Issues such as poorly ...

An entire town in Brazil could be swallowed up by the earth. The municipality of Buriticupu, home to 55,000 residents, has declared a state of calamity as sinkholes have been threatening homes.

The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swallowed by the earth. In recent weeks, huge sinkholes, several meters (feet) deep, have led the municipal ...