Water main break flooding leaves sinkhole in Uptown, boil water ...
8 hours ago · Flooding caused by a water main break left a sinkhole in Uptown Saturday, Jan. 31.
Boil water advisory issued across Uptown New Orleans | News | nola.com
1 day ago · A boil water advisory was issued Saturday night for Uptown New Orleans after a broken main flooded surrounding roads, created a sinkhole and caused water pressure to drop across the …
Sinkhole - Wikipedia
A sinkhole is a depression or hole in the ground caused by some form of collapse of the surface layer.
Water main break floods Uptown streets; car swallowed by sinkhole ...
1 day ago · A major water main break in Uptown prompts a precautionary boil water advisory as officials work to restore pressure.
City leaders provide updates after Uptown water main break, sinkhole
City leaders were on scene after a large water main break in Uptown flooded streets in the Carrollton area and left a car stuck in a sinkhole on Panola Street Saturday evening. Deputy CAO of ...
Sinkhole | Karst, Subsidence & Collapse | Britannica
4 days ago · Sinkhole, topographic depression formed when underlying limestone bedrock is dissolved by groundwater. It is considered the most-fundamental structure of karst topography.
What is a sinkhole? | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
A sinkhole is a depression in the ground that has no natural external surface drainage. Basically, this means that when it rains, all of the water stays inside the sinkhole and typically drains into the …
What causes a sinkhole – and how to know if one is forming
Jan 21, 2026 · A hydrogeologist has revealed what causes sinkholes and why repairs can take so long
How Do Sinkholes Happen, And Can We Predict Them?
Jan 24, 2026 · What are sinkholes and how do they happen? A sinkhole is a hole that opens up in the ground due to some change in the subsurface. There are two categories of change that create …
What causes a sinkhole to form? - National Geographic
Sinkholes typically form when naturally acidic rainwater erodes underlying bedrock, creating damage beneath the surface. Their formation is most common in easily erodible karst terrains with...