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Fascinating images show a large chunk of land collapsing into a massive sinkhole in Kericho, in the highlands west of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, East Africa.
The video shows that the seemingly small sump begins sucking water out of a large puddle, before throwing it into large pieces of mud and long grass.
Locals can be heard screaming and laughing in shock and amazement at the scene, which took place on Friday.
Heavy rains hit the region, causing severe flooding and landslides in Kenya that left 100 people dead and nearly 2,000 homeless.
The fascinating natural occurrence erupted on Friday in a Kericho County village along the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. (SWNS)
Geography teacher Dicken Muchena, 27, who filmed the images, said: “I think that throughout the Rift Valley, there are a lot of undercover activities going on.
“The Rift Valley is an active tectonic zone, there are several underground cracks, holes and holes.
“After heavy rains in the regions, the overlying soil was eroded exposing cracks and voids underground.
“This caused runoff water to enter the openings to fill the spaces.”
The Great Rift Valley of Kenya is part of the Great Rift Valley of East Africa, a series of trenches spanning approximately 6,000 km that is in the process of dividing the African Plate into two separate plates.
The overlying soil was eroded by heavy rains, exposing underground cracks and voids and leading to the formation of sumps. (SWNS)
According to the British Geological Survey, sudden “drop” sinks like this include the “most spectacular collapses that sometimes make the headlines” that the media pick up.
They can vary in width and depth, from a slight depression to a huge hole, and can swallow parts of roads or even buildings.
Residents roam the waters after their home was flooded after the Nzoia River exploded on Thursday. (Reuters)
Several families displaced by the floods in Rhonda Ward in Nakuru County after a heavy downpour.
The affected families have been transferred to Mwariki Elementary School. pic.twitter.com/cgCjlmUK6v
– Kenya Red Cross (@KenyaRedCross) May 3, 2020
Flooding along Kenya’s Nzoia River, which erupted on its banks on Thursday, has left thousands of homes submerged.
The images show residents wading through the waters after their home was flooded and establishing makeshift shelters on the high ground near the flood waters.
The Kenyan Red Cross has also asked county governments for additional shelters, due to concerns that the coronavirus could spread due to overcrowding.
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