Sinkhole Under Road Forces Evacuations
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A sinkhole opened beneath a road in central Florida, swallowing four lanes of pavement and forcing evacuation from 20 homes.
Officials had been watching the hole since Monday after noticing collapsed asphalt on a Deltona street. Workers were pumping a cement mixture under the damaged road when the hole formed. The ground opened up, destroying all four lanes.
The hole, which grew to 50 feet deep, has not stabilized.
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