Giant sinkhole almost swallows home in Eden Prairie, Minnesota – June 1, 2014

Hopefully the region will stabilize soon!

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A storm sewer failure following recent heavy rain is to blame for a massive sinkhole in an Eden Prairie neighborhood. A 90-foot bluff was completely eroded, taking with it trees and damaging a nearby home while putting others at risk on Sunday, June 1, 2014.

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This massive sinkhole alomost swallowed an Eden Prairie’s home on June 1, 2014 in Minnesota. Photo by KARE

The storm sewer system actually failed, the pipe separated and it caused the water to start eroding away the side of the hill.  Since this bluff is a very sandy type of a soil a huge portion of it was lost  in a matter of an hour.

As notified by KARE 11, nearby residents had to evacuate homes. The families from the two closest houses are still not allowed to come back.

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