12 January 2013 - Sinkholes 2012 (sitios de interés)
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A farmer looks down at a sinkhole in a wheat field in Wenquan village, Lianyuan city, Hunan province on Jan 12, 2013. Over twenty sinkholes have appeared in the village between September 2012 and January this year. They have destroyed five wells, infected the irrigation of of 33.3 hectares of farmland and cut off water supplies to nearly 4,000 villagers. The local government said the over exploitation of coal in recent years is to blame. The government is making efforts to solve the problem and offer compensation to villagers. [Guo Guoquan/Asianewsphoto]
Over 20 sinkholes have opened up in the city of Lianyuan (Hunan province) since September 2012.
Effects include: structural damage to residences, drying of existing rivers and wells, disruption of farmland irrigation, new rivers formed by ground subsidence.
Local authorities blame unregulated coal mining in the area.
Sources:
http://news.qq.com/a/20130114/000890.htm
http://fr.sott.net/article/12596-Chine-dans-la-province-du-Hunan-la-region-de-Lianyuan-est-soumise-a-plusieurs-risques-geologiques
http://poleshift.ning.com/profiles/blogs/china-lianyuan-is-subject-to-several-geological-hazards
http://www.sott.net/article/256348-Chinese-village-suffers-over-20-sinkholes-in-five-months
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013-01/14/content_16113430.htm