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    Losing ground: inside the massive sinkhole that won't stop growing

    Losing ground: inside the massive sinkhole that won't stop growing

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    The sleepy Louisiana fishing town community of Bayou Corne was torn apart when an underground salt mine collapsed, causing a massive, tree-gobbling sinkhole to open up at the surface. That was a year ago, and the 25-acre sinkhole keeps growing with no end in sight.