Sinkhole swallows trees whole in Louisiana swamp

An underwater sinkhole has devoured a small grove of trees in a swamp in Louisiana, US. Emergency workers were filming on the scene when the activity began. As the waters swirled, the trees began to slip below the surface until they were completely consumed.

The sinkhole is believed to have been created when an underground salt dome cavern collapsed earlier in the month.

The hole is estimated to be 25 acres wide and 350 local residents have been asked to evacuate. Report by Sarah Johnston.

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[ZN]

Now this is scaryNow this is scary.
Imagine being in that water at this time, getting sucked into muddy grave, never to be seen again.

[sascha-larsm]

Camera man: hey hole should i run away?
Hole: No, iam a vegetarian

[roundstone]

In the 1800s someone would have gotten to village talking about a giant tree eating monster living in the swamp

[brazilchem]

how can you be filming at that exact moment?

[ewfz]

Never thought of a sinkhole will happen in the water

[croakingfrog]

Awesome nature event but what a bummer for local residents.

[reginaldgreen]

How was it that the camera crew didn't go down since they're in the same area

[BattleTested]

Wow that's remarkable. And it's still growing!!!

[Tcgardner]

Damn! I wonder how deep it goes? At least 30 feet to swallow those trees like to that!

[MMansonable]

Ha. As if I wasn’t afraid of water enough. 😂😂

[jameshernandez]

Send a waterproof gps tracker and see where it goes

[Nillowo]

I see the algorithm has recommended me this video again, a classic.

[IncompletedChannel]

that's why they call it "the vegetarian snake water"
;3

[Raison_d-etre]

How did the water not disappear into the sinkhole?

[solen]

Wish I was there and stood there as everything began sinking.

[LepomisCyanellus]

Whoah. That's something you don't see every day.

[GonzoMFahri]

was waiting for an opening for some superhero's vehicle coming out from his secret base under there

[zazat]

i heard they dug up his tibia from the bottom of that swamp

[cwuzii]

This is awesome. First ITN video that's actually decent.

[stockmonster]

Looks like the earth has a bad case of the munchies.