The authorities of the Brazilian city Buritiquupu, located in the state of Maranhao, said emergency due to the massive expansion of the karst goals, which threaten the residential areas.
Nearly 1200 inhabitants are in danger of losing their homes, because the soil in the region is destroyed at a high speed. Daily Star writes about this.
According to local authorities, his problem worsened over the past 30 years. The main causes are chaotic constructions, massive cutting of forests and torrential rains that erode the sandy soil. In the last few months, the karst goals began to increase at a geometric rhythm, approaching the residential neighborhoods. Some houses have already been destroyed. The secretary for public works in Buritiquupu, engineer Lucas Conceição, said that the authorities cannot offer an effective solution to prevent further destruction.
Similar problems are also observed in the United Kingdom. Recently, on Godstone High Street in Surrey County, a huge karst goal appeared, which led to the evacuation of the inhabitants and the closing of the roads. The diameter of the crack was about 19 meters, and the width reached three meters.
According to preliminary data, the cause of the incident was a rupture of a water pipe. Ses Water Water Company has announced that it works in close collaboration with emergency services to quickly remedy the consequences of the accident. The authorities asked the drivers to avoid the area of collapse, and the residents left without water were organized the delivery of drinking water.
