On Sunday, June 17, 2018, a sinkhole appeared outside the main entrance of Arlington Ridge, a gated retirement community located around five miles from downtown Leesburg in Florida. The sinkhole opened at the road that runs through the community. There are no homes or building that are threatened and nobody got hurt. However, officials closed […]
On May 31, 2018, a large hole appeared at the neighborhood of Green Valley Country Club in Clermont, Florida. It opened near the southern entrance to the subdivision off State Road 50. The large, deep hole is located on the property of the Mormon Church, between the golfing green and tee box. Last Saturday, some […]
Several possible sinkholes opened at Forest High School in Marion County, Ocala, Florida on May 22, 2018. According to Kevin Christian from the Marion County School District, the possible sinkholes measure between 15 and 20 feet wide and appeared in a designated retention area that is adjacent to the parking lot. The depressions opened in […]
Four new sinkholes opened at SE 79th McLawren Terrace and 171st McAlpin Street, in Calumet Grove, The Villages in Florida on May 21, 2018. One of the sinkholes appeared on the road while two opened on individual properties. The fourth sinkhole reopened beneath a lake near the Nancy Lopez Legacy golf course. According to Marion […]
We don’t normally report non-Florida sinkhole news but this one really got our attention and we couldn’t just let it slide. Top of the Rock Lodge is a new signature wilderness resort that will soon rise in Southwest Missouri. A project of Bass Pro founder Johnny Morris, one of the notable features of this resort […]
Ocala, Florida – At least eight potential sinkholes opened on April 25 and 26, 2018 at the Wynchase Townhomes complex on Southwest 42nd Place in Ocala, Florida. The holes opened on a hillside that leads to a retention pond. This prompted the rescue crew to evacuate the residents from eight townhomes on Wednesday night. As of […]
The short answer is yes, homeowners insurance does cover for “catastrophic ground collapse” but not minor sinkhole issues. Read on to find out more what it means. Below is a handout from a local realtor in Florida explaining the difference between “Catastrophic Ground Collapse Coverage” and “Sinkhole Loss Coverage”. What is a sinkhole? According to […]
A sinkhole has stabilized after it appeared on March 16 at Long Pond Road and near Lake Mary at Seminole County, Florida. It first looked like a depression, but the county emergency management didn’t expect it to grow this big. Geotech engineers recommended the county officials to study the sinkhole so they could come up […]
Measuring 25 feet long and 10 feet wide, a sinkhole that opened at the Cortez East Plaza shopping center continues to grow and threatens businesses in the area. However, the owner of the property doesn’t seem to address the problem. The sinkhole has a depth of two feet on one end, and around three feet […]