Sinkhole: Trees Swallowed In Louisiana

Dramatic images caught on video show trees and land being swallowed up in a matter of seconds in the Assumption Parish sinkhole.
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Images of trees and land being swallowed up in less than a minute by a giant sinkhole in Louisiana have been caught on video.

The dramatic footage shows tall trees slightly leaning at first, then quickly receding below the surface amid currents.
Louisiana sinkhole The sinkhole has emerged last year

The footage was posted on the Assumption Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness blog.

It was shot by a parish official.
Louisiana sinkhole Officials say the opening in the earth is growing

The Assumption Parish sinkhole near Bayou Corne has been swallowing land since it appeared in August last year.

It had been in a dormant period before it picked up activity.
Louisiana sinkhole The trees bent before they were swallowed

Officials say the 24-acre opening in the earth is growing.

"The sinkhole continues to be active and grow," OEP Director John Boudreaux said.
Louisiana sinkhole It took less than a minute for the trees to disappear below the surface

Boudreaux added that homes are not in danger, and they are updating people who live near the sinkhole often.