Look out below! Some parts of New York state experienced record rainfalls this week, as severe storms affected the area. Officials say that a large sinkhole opened up due to excess rainfall, which washed away parts of a main road.
Witnesses told WHAM13 that the collapse left “two and a half to three feet of sediment just laying in the road,”
The recent incident follows a seemingly increasing amount of other sinkholes that have suddenly appeared on the state’s roadways since late February. Previously, officials had reported that a large sinkhole opened up in the middle of a city street in Albany, due to a water main break in the area…