As if there isn't enough danger constantly lurking around the corner, a new phenomenon has made it more treacherous than ever to sit in your own house. We worry enough about hurricanes, serial killers and car accidents, but now we have to be on the look out for something even more terrifying and unexpected: sinkholes.
Just weeks after Jeff Bush was swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up under his home in Seffner, Florida, another sinkhole brought catastrophe to the small town on Saturday evening, according to ABC News. The new sinkhole appeared between two homes on Lake Shore Drive and measures roughly eight feet wide and at least ten feet deep. An 11-year-old girl noticed the hole while getting ice cream with her friends and notified authorities.
Officials evacuated the homes and no one is reported injured, or missing for that matter. This particular sinkhole marks the third to appear in Seffner within a month. Locals are now fearful of every step, afraid the ground could open up beneath them at any moment. It's impossible to feel safe even sitting inside your own living room.
The growing concern stems from the March 3 incident where Bush disappeared into the earth after being sucked down into a 30-feet wide and 60-feet deep sinkhole while he was lying in his own bed.
The recently evacuated residents will most likely never be able to go back home. The earth surrounding the sinkhole remains unstable and can pose a serious threat until it's stabilized. Officials are still investigating the area to determine if it's safe for the homeowners to return.
In such a perilous, dangerous world that we live in, the last thing we need is something else to fret about. Unfortunately, the ground we walk on is more treacherous than it's ever been before.