Which zona is the giant sink hole in?

Question

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I've read the report above about the giant sink hole that took the lives of two teens; however, the articles never say where the hole is. I've visited Guatemala & curious.

Answer 1

The sink hole is located in "El Barrio San Antonio" which is Zone 6, if you are familiar with the area, it would be just North of what is called, "La Cuchilla",(a major intersection).

Answer 2

The sink hole is in barrio San Antonio, Zone 6, in Guatemala City. So far 720 people have been evacuted from the area, two are dead as they were in their house when the ground gave way from under them, and one is missing. The sink hole is expected to get bigger. If you can read spanish there is a good article with photos on www.prensalibre.com  You can find quite an interesting video on the subject on www.bbc.co.uk

One of the local bus companies is located just on the edge of the sink hole...I bet they are nervous about their busses falling in!

Answer 3

The disaster took place in Zone 6, Barrio San Antonio.  This place is located before entering to the road goes to the Northern part of the country (road that goes to Izabal, Zacapa, Chiquimula)

A giant sinkhole opened before dawn Friday, swallowing several homes and a truck and leaving a father and two teenagers missing in Guatemala City.

Officials said the 100-meter-deep (330-foot-deep) sinkhole in a crowded neighborhood of poor, concrete homes was caused by recent rains and an underground sewage flow from a ruptured main.

National disaster coordinator Hugo Hernandez identified the missing as Domingo, Irma and David Sosyos, ages 53, 18 and 15, respectively. A body appeared in a river of sewage near the sinkhole, but it was unclear whether the corpse was a victim.

"The shaking of the house woke us up," said 26-year old Edward Ramirez, who lives 50 meters (50 yards) from the sinkhole and said residents had been hearing noises and feeling tremors for about a month. "People were shouting 'the electric posts are falling down!' We are going to a friend's house now, there's no way we'll stay here."

Authorities said the hole was extremely unstable, forcing the evacuation of nearly 1,000 people from their homes. Police helped residents, some even carrying refrigerators and televisions on their shoulders.

The pit was emitting foul odors, loud noises and tremors, and a rush of water could be heard from its depths. Authorities feared it could widen or others could open up.

Security officials were on guard for possible looters and to clear the area of onlookers.

Cristobal Colon, a spokesman for the municipal water authority, said the sewage main ruptured after becoming clogged. He said the city was aware of the blockage and the army had considered a controlled explosion to clear the pipe, which carries both rainwater and sewage for much of the capital.

Antonio Fuentes, 50, said he plans to abandon the run-down neighborhood he has called home for 15 years.

"Last night a friend had to take my handicapped wife out on motorcycle," he said. "Now I'm leaving for good, never to come back."

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One of my friends work for the transportation company "Litegua",  and their offices where located just beside the sinkhole.   Two days before the disaster, she told me that they were hearing loud sounds, like waves crashing on the rocks, and there were a lot of tremors.  Fortunately, they were not at the office when that happened, but it is sad to know that people they knew are dead, because they were swallowed.