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General Category => National/Breaking News => Topic started by: Rapunzel on January 25, 2014, 04:56:39 am
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http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/01/24/drone-captures-awesome-footage-of-giant-sinkhole/
Drone Captures Awesome Footage of Giant Sinkhole
Jan. 24, 2014 7:48am Elizabeth Kreft
Heavy rains from a storm in December led to a major shift in the landscape just outside the village of Foolow, in the Peak District, Derbyshire, England.
And until now, the only images of the new landmark were taken from a safe distance on the ground. But one U.K. group that specializes in aerial shots sent their drones over the sinkhole to assess the damage. And the high-definition footage they captures is breathtaking:
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Drone captures footage of Foolow sinkhole
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(Source: YouTube screen shot)
Drone captures footage of Foolow sinkhole
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFQdM3RwQcA
The video of the hole near Foolow was taken by TeamSkyOpsUK using a camera attached to a flying drone, The Derby Telegraph reports:
The collapse was reportedly caused when part of the old Mill Dam Lead Mine caved-in below after heavy rain. The sinkhole aperture now measures a remarkable 160ft across and plummeting to a depth of 130ft, reported the Huffington Post UK.