Trees appear ready to cave into the sinkhole, Aug. 18, 2013
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These trees can be seen in the video above, but were apparently not the ones that disappeared into the sinkhole.
Emitted gases continue to be monitored, some evacuated families have accepted buyouts from Texas Brine, even though they say they are not receiving appropriate compensation for their losses.
UPDATE Aug 22, 2023, 4:40 Eastern:
At 4:20 pm Eastern, the Assumption Parish Police Jury posted a flyover video shot today.
UPDATES, Aug. 22nd, 2:30 pm Eastern:
The Assumption Parish Police Jury has provided a link to a map of the Aug. 21 cave-in shown in the video above.
The Assumption Parish Police Jury noted that "at approximately 9:00 this morning, an additional tree (in the same area as yesterday afternoon's slough in) went down into the sinkhole," which is shown in this video.
Note:
1. At the time of the discovery of the sinkhole, it was estimated to be two or three football fields in size. More measurements were available later, after additional cave-ins. The Police Jury estimates the original sinkhole size as about 200' x 200', which is closer to the size of one football field, although it grew rapidly after being discovered.
2. The author has covered the Bayou Corne Sinkhole incident in 18 other articles since August, 2012. She did not contribute articles to Opednews from early July through mid-August, while traveling.
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