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Sinkholes swallow homes and school bus
May 16, 2013A water main break in East Austin, Texas, May 16 caused a sinkhole to open and swallow a school bus. According to the American-Statesman, the bus driver saw that the road was damaged, but was unable to stop in time before the front tires fell into the ...Students sent home after water main break
May 16, 2013Students from Miamisburg Middle School in Miamisburg, Ohio, were sent home after a water main break at the building May 16. According to the Dayton Daily News, officials are unsure of the cause of the break and did not say whether students would be abl...Sinkhole injures man
May 15, 2013A 65-year-old Bloomington, Minnesota, man was injured after a sinkhole opened up in the ground beneath where he was walking May 12, according to the Twin Cities Pioneer Press. The man was walking with his wife and dogs around 8:45 a.m. when the ground ...Streets flooded after water main break
May 15, 2013Crews were surveying the damage of a May 15 water main break at Forrest Avenue and Garland Street in Bangor, Maine. According to the Bangor Daily News, as many as 25 customers were expected to see a disruption in water service but the number could chan...
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