Two sinkholes have appeared in the Surrey village of Godstone, but how have they formed and are they dangerous?

One of the most common reasons for a sinkhole is when rocks like limestone or chalk break down. This happens because carbon dioxide from the air dissolves in rainwater to form carbonic acid - this ...

How do sinkholes form? What to know as 65ft crater appears on Surrey high street - There are several types of sinkholes, also ...

A giant 60ft sinkhole has opened up on a Surrey high street. Surrey Police said on Tuesday that Godstone High Street was closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road following reports of a ...

A huge sinkhole that opened in the middle of a Surrey village has stopped getting bigger but could prevent people from ...

Some locals in Godstone had to sleep in their cars after a sinkhole opened up and cut off water supplies to some homes.

THOUSANDS of people are at risk of losing their homes as a terrifying sinkhole forced a Brazilian city into a state of emergency. Shocking images from the city of Buriticupu, in the northeast of ...

A giant 60ft sinkhole has opened up on a Surrey high street. Surrey Police said on Tuesday that Godstone High Street was closed between Oxted Road and Bletchingley Road following reports of a ...

But what is a sinkhole and how do they form? A sinkhole is essentially any hole in the ground created by erosion and the drainage of water. They can be just a few feet across or large enough to ...