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  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
<br />
They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
<br />
Photo shows:  Laxmi is 24 years old. She was 16 when a suitor threw acid on her after she refused his advances. “I'm from a poor family. My father worked as a chef in a South Delhi home. I became friend with another girl in the neighborhood and her brother soon started proposing to me. I was only 15 and he was 32. On April 18, he messaged me: I love you.  I ignored it, but the next day he messaged again: I want an instant reply.  Again, I didn't respond. Three days later, I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend. Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face. I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms. That reflex action saved me from losing my visio
    ExPix_Acid_Attacks01.jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
<br />
They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
<br />
Photo shows: Family portrait of Gita with her husband and her two daughters in Agra. Gita had acid thrown on her and her two daughters by her husband, whom she ended up staying with because she was seemingly faced with no other choice. Women are still viewed and treated as second-class citizens in many parts of the world, and in Gita’s case, her husband carried out his crime while inebriated because he was angry that the couple bore daughters and not sons. Their youngest daughter did not survive the acid attack. Gita’s eldest daughter, Nitu, 24, did survive. She works today with her mother at Sheroes hangout in Agra. She aspires to be a singer.<br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Acid_Attacks21.jpg
  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
<br />
They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
<br />
Photo shows: Nitu, 24, lives in Agra and works at Sheroes Hangout. She was attacked with acid by her father when she was very young, as her mother gave him daughters, though he wanted to have sons. <br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Acid_Attacks14.jpg
  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
<br />
They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
<br />
Photo shows: Stop Acid Attacks is a campaign against acid violence. They work as a bridge between survivors and the society, as most of the victims of this kind of brutal crime, which is much more grave in its impact than a rape, have isolated themselves after losing their face. Due to ignorance of the government and civil society, most survivors find no hope and stay like an outcast, in solitude. Stop Acid Attacks aims to research and track acid attack cases and compile a data to get the actual situation of survivors.<br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Acid_Attacks15.jpg
  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
<br />
They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
<br />
Photo shows: Sheroes Hangout is an initiative by Stop Acid Attacks. It is located in Agra, a few minutes away from the touristic spot of the Taj Mahal and is run by Acid Attacks fighters. It offers Readers’Café open everyday, Activism workshops and Handicrafts & Exhibition Space. More about Sheroes Hangout on their website http://sheroeshangout.com/<br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Acid_Attacks13.jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
<br />
They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
<br />
Photo shows: Rupa has always wanted to be a fashion designer. Today, she designs clothes, no matter what happened in her life before.  She wants financial independence and be able to open her shop in Delhi or Mumbai.  She’s already got approximately 100 unique personal creations. For the moment, she exhibits some of them at Sheroes Hangout in Agra, a café restaurant founded by Stop Acid Attacks members. <br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Acid_Attacks06.jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
<br />
“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
<br />
“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
    ExPix_Brave_woman_horrifically_disfi...jpg
  • The incredible survival stories of six brave woman horrifically disfigured in acid attacks who refuse to be victims<br />
<br />
Brave teenagers left disfigured by sick acid attackers have revealed how they felt their flesh burn and melt away during the onslaught.<br />
Laxmi was just 16 when a 32-year-old man drenched her face in acid because she rejected his romantic advances.<br />
<br />
Now 24, she has told how she was pinned down by her twisted attacker but bystanders ignored her horrified screams and fled instead of helping her.<br />
She said: “I was waiting for a bus in a crowded Central Delhi area in daytime. He approached me with his brother’s girlfriend.<br />
<br />
"Before I knew it, they had flung me onto the road, pinned me down and threw acid on my face.<br />
“I kept screaming for help but no one stepped forth. Everyone ran in the opposite direction. I could feel my flesh burning and I covered my eyes with my arms.<br />
<br />
“That reflex action saved me from losing my vision. Acid corrodes quickly.”<br />
<br />
Within seconds she had “lost her face” and was left needing at least 11 surgeries.<br />
<br />
She added: “I had lost my face, my ear had melted and both my arms were charred black. A politician’s driver took me to a hospital, where I was to stay for the next 10 weeks.<br />
<br />
“I saw myself in the mirror at the end of 10 weeks and couldn't believe what the acid had done to me. The doctors had to remove the entire skin from my face and keep it bandaged.<br />
“I’ve already had seven surgeries and need at least four more before I can go in for plastic surgery, provided I can afford it. I learnt to live with the physical pain but what hurt more was the way the society reacted.<br />
<br />
“My own relatives stopped seeing me, as did my friends. I stayed indoors almost all the time for eight years.<br />
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“My main attacker was out on bail within a month and he soon got married. He returned to a normal life within a month. I tried to pick up a job but nobody was willing to hire me.<br />
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“Some said people will get scared if they see yo
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  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: The prime motives for acid attacks are generally a one-sided love affair, with almost 80% cases falling out of these affairs leading to the intent to disfigure the survivor. Then there are failed relationships and familial problems. Although women are the majority of people attacked with acid, men too, are increasingly becoming victims. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Laxmi and Ritu at Chhanv.  Chhanv operates out of a three-room flat in Laxminagar, a middle-class area of east Delhi. It is a rare meeting place for all acid attacks survivors, where they come to share joys, sing, dance and joke, without revisiting their pain and anguish. They organize trainings, workshops, counseling and many other programs to support the survivors. Much of this endeavor boosts their self-confidence, powers their self-esteem and sets them on a path to self-reliance. Being a campaign, their attempt is to create a wave, a flow of social awareness and sensitivity, and their continuous engagement through activities at Chhanv keeps this in motion. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Dolly is 14 years old. She lives in Agra with her family. She was just 12 when she was attacked with acid by a man twice her age, who had tried to force her to have sex with him. Her dream is to become a doctor. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Door of Chhanv. Chhanv was inaugurated on May 19, 2013. It provides a shelter home to acid attack survivors undergoing treatment in New Delhi. Located in Laxminagar, Delhi, it is first of its kind rehabilitation center in the country.<br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: When dreams die, they do not make much noise. When hopes are crushed, the sighs are soundless. Acid corrodes gently. Eating away at their skin, bones and their dreams. The rest of their life begins now. A battle against unending, excruciating pain, deformity, social negligence, ostracisation and an invisible justice system. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: After her mother's death, Rupa was living with her stepmother in her native village in Uttar Pradesh. She didn’t want to take care of her anymore. One night, her stepmother poured acid on her while she was sleeping. Her stepmother tried her best to kill Rupa and left her without any first aid for 6 hours until her uncle reached and moved Rupa to a nearby hospital. When the facilities at the local hospital seemed inefficient in providing any relief to the girl, her uncle got Rupa to Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi, where she as admitted for the next 3 months. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: “I am Soniya Choudhari. I am 30 years old. I am from a place near Ghaziabad. I wanted to be a beautician.  Today, I still want to do this. My attack happened in 2004, in Ghaziabad. It happened when I was working at VLCC, it’s a famous institute for slimming and beauty products. I was coming back home from work, I was walking alone. Just one street before I arrived home, two boys came on bikes and threw acid on me. They are my neighbors. They  did this because of a family dispute. The story started from there. I wanted to buy cellphone, and had no ID proof so I couldn’t buy a cellphone myself. They helped me to buy a cellphone, as you need ID phone to buy one. But they sold me a stolen cellphone. After that, the police contacted me and I sent the police to them. They were so angry as the police jailed them for a while.  They had also stolen something from my father�
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Dolly in her house in Agra with her mum and sister<br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Ritu and Atul Kumar. Atul is also working for the Stop Acid Attacks campaign. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Picnic on a Sunday afternoon at the India Gate, one of the sights of Delhi<br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Ritu is 20 years old. She was born in Rohtak, Haryana. “On May 26, 2012, the face I was born with had become history. It was the consequence of a property dispute. There were some property matters between my father and his sister. My aunt couldn’t have revenge on my father, so she decided to have a revenge on me. She asked guys to attack me. Like every day, I was going to the volley-ball court to practice. Around 4:30pm, two young men approached me on a motorbike. Before I could take evasive action, the pillion rider had splashed acid over me. Shopkeepers crowded around as I lay there, squirming in pain. But nobody stepped forth to help. Fortunately, my elder brother was passing by. He spotted me and rushed me to the hospital. Three of the accused were booked under attempt to murder and five others under criminal conspiracy. The Punjab and Haryana High Court has rece
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  • STOP ACID ATTACKS<br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Ritu serves customers at Café sheroes in Agra. More and more visitors, both Indian and foreign, are coming to visit the place and spend some quality time there. <br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: The girls are meeting Chhanv in Delhi<br />
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They got attacked with acid when they were so young. By people who tried to disfigure them, to destroy their identity, who thought that they could do anything to women and that they could lead them to darkness and silence. <br />
Today, here they are. They started campaigning in Delhi in 2013 to help and rehabilitate acid attacks survivors. The campaign is called “STOP ACID ATTACKS”. Their action spread out all over India. They go to meet survivors in their families and help them come out, intervene when the police do not take up a complaint and follow up on the medical treatment and the ensuing legal procedure. They also report the news cases to the authorities and the medias. The girls don’t want to hide. They design clothes, they opened a café-restaurant in Agra, they do painting, they want to smile, they have different life projects. They also interact with other minorities as rape victims, LGBT communities, old people abandoned by their families, sharing their strength and experience. They refuse to be called “victims” but prefer the term “fighters”.   <br />
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Photo shows: Ritu and Sonia are walking down the streets in north Delhi. “It is important to know that this is not your fault and that you don’t have to hide. You have to be proud of what you are and become an example of strength, as this could help other people then, who have to face the same problems as you” says Ritu. <br />
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Acid Attack<br />
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Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
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Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
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But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
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  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
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Acid Attack<br />
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Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
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Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
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But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
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  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
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Acid Attack<br />
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Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.‚Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
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Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
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But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
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Nitric or sulphu
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  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
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Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
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Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
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But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
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Nitric or s
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  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
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Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
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Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
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Nitric or s
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  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
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Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack9.jpg
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
<br />
Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack4.jpg
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
<br />
Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack3.jpg
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
<br />
Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack8.jpg
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
<br />
Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack5.jpg
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
<br />
Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack2.jpg
  • Narayanganj, Bangladesh - <br />
<br />
Acid Attack<br />
<br />
Acid throwing, also called an acid attack or vitriolage, is a form of violent assault. It is defined as the act of throwing acid onto the body of a person "with the intention to disfigure, maim, torture, or kill.” Perpetrators of these attacks throw acid at their victims, usually at their faces, burning them, and damaging skin tissue, often exposing and sometimes dissolving the bones. The long term consequences of these attacks include blindness and permanent scarring of the face and body, along with far-reaching social, psychological, and economic difficulties. These attacks are most common in Cambodia, Afghanistan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan. Globally, at least 1500 people in 20 countries are attacked in this way yearly, 80% of whom are female and somewhere between 40% and 70% under 18 years of age.<br />
<br />
Acid violence is a particularly vicious and damaging form of assualt in Bangladesh where acid is thrown in people‚ faces. The overwhelming majority of the victims are women, and many of them are below 18 years of age. The victims are attacked for many reasons. In some cases it is because a young girl or women has spurned the sexual advances of a male or either she or her parents have rejected a proposal of marriage. Recently, however, there have been acid attacks on children, older women and also men. These attacks are often the result of family and land dispute, dowry demands or a desire for revenge.<br />
<br />
But the scars left by acid are not just skin deep. In addition to the inevitable psychological trauma, some survivors also face social isolation and ostracism that further damage their self-esteem and seriously undermine their professional and personal futures. Women who have survived acid attacks have great difficulty in finding work and, if unmarried (as many victims tend to be), have very little chance of ever getting married. In a country like Bangladesh this has serious social and economic consequences.<br />
<br />
Nitric or s
    Exclusivepix_Acid_Attack12.jpg
  • Slaves of Hazaribagh<br />
<br />
Hazaribagh is an area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, and is known for its tannery industry and large leather processing zone. Up to 95% of the registered tanneries in Bangladesh are located in and around Hazaribagh. Currently, more than 2000 tanneries operate here, employing between 8.000 and 15.000 people. <br />
In 2013, the Zurich-based Green Cross Switzerland and the New York-based Blacksmith Institute published a report on the most polluted places in the world. The report “The Top Ten Toxic Threats, Clean Up, Progress and Ongoing Challenges”, puts Hazaribagh at number five. Most of the 185.000 people living in this area work in the factories and tanneries. They are forced to live in highly polluted environments.  A lot of children and teenagers also work in the factories.<br />
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Photo Shows: Most of the tanneries here use outdated processing methods and dump 22.000 cubic liters of toxic waste every day, including the cancer-causing toxin hexavalent chromium, into Dhaka’s main river. Residents face elevated rates of skin and respiratory diseases, as well as acid burns, rashes, dizziness and nausea<br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
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  • Slaves of Hazaribagh<br />
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Hazaribagh is an area of Dhaka city, the capital of Bangladesh, and is known for its tannery industry and large leather processing zone. Up to 95% of the registered tanneries in Bangladesh are located in and around Hazaribagh. Currently, more than 2000 tanneries operate here, employing between 8.000 and 15.000 people. <br />
In 2013, the Zurich-based Green Cross Switzerland and the New York-based Blacksmith Institute published a report on the most polluted places in the world. The report “The Top Ten Toxic Threats, Clean Up, Progress and Ongoing Challenges”, puts Hazaribagh at number five. Most of the 185.000 people living in this area work in the factories and tanneries. They are forced to live in highly polluted environments.  A lot of children and teenagers also work in the factories.<br />
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Photo Shows: Almost all people I see here don’t wear gloves when working with chemicals and acid of all kind.<br />
©Pascal Mannaerts/Exclusivepix Media
    ExPix_Slaves_of_Hazaribagh18.jpg
  • Giant, Squishy, Fluorescent Pink Slug Found in Australia<br />
<br />
Looking like it would make great salmon bait, a giant pink slug measuring at a whopping 20 cm long (7.8 inches) long, has recently been identified high in the mists that shroud Mount Kaputar, in New South Wales, Australia.<br />
That thing’s got to be poisonous as all hell… It probably pees a ricin-acid mix whose vapors melt human bones.<br />
Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was one of the first to get an up close look at this remarkable creature, which was only identified just recently.<br />
“As bright pink as you can imagine, that’s how pink they are,” he added, noting that each night they crawl up trees in large numbers to feed on mold and moss.<br />
ut wait, there is more… giant pink slugs aren’t the only squishy inhabitants unique to that particular mountaintop. Yup you guessed it… Carnivorous, cannibal land snails also roam the same mountaintop in search of their vegetarian victims.<br />
“We’ve actually got three species of cannibal snail on Mount Kaputar, and they’re voracious little fellas,” says Murphy. “They hunt around on the forest floor to pick up the slime trail of another snail, then hunt it down and gobble it up.”<br />
©Michael Murphy/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Pink_Slug_Found_In_Aust...jpg
  • Giant, Squishy, Fluorescent Pink Slug Found in Australia<br />
<br />
Looking like it would make great salmon bait, a giant pink slug measuring at a whopping 20 cm long (7.8 inches) long, has recently been identified high in the mists that shroud Mount Kaputar, in New South Wales, Australia.<br />
That thing’s got to be poisonous as all hell… It probably pees a ricin-acid mix whose vapors melt human bones.<br />
Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was one of the first to get an up close look at this remarkable creature, which was only identified just recently.<br />
“As bright pink as you can imagine, that’s how pink they are,” he added, noting that each night they crawl up trees in large numbers to feed on mold and moss.<br />
ut wait, there is more… giant pink slugs aren’t the only squishy inhabitants unique to that particular mountaintop. Yup you guessed it… Carnivorous, cannibal land snails also roam the same mountaintop in search of their vegetarian victims.<br />
“We’ve actually got three species of cannibal snail on Mount Kaputar, and they’re voracious little fellas,” says Murphy. “They hunt around on the forest floor to pick up the slime trail of another snail, then hunt it down and gobble it up.”<br />
©Michael Murphy/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Pink_Slug_Found_In_Aust...jpg
  • Giant, Squishy, Fluorescent Pink Slug Found in Australia<br />
<br />
Looking like it would make great salmon bait, a giant pink slug measuring at a whopping 20 cm long (7.8 inches) long, has recently been identified high in the mists that shroud Mount Kaputar, in New South Wales, Australia.<br />
That thing’s got to be poisonous as all hell… It probably pees a ricin-acid mix whose vapors melt human bones.<br />
Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was one of the first to get an up close look at this remarkable creature, which was only identified just recently.<br />
“As bright pink as you can imagine, that’s how pink they are,” he added, noting that each night they crawl up trees in large numbers to feed on mold and moss.<br />
ut wait, there is more… giant pink slugs aren’t the only squishy inhabitants unique to that particular mountaintop. Yup you guessed it… Carnivorous, cannibal land snails also roam the same mountaintop in search of their vegetarian victims.<br />
“We’ve actually got three species of cannibal snail on Mount Kaputar, and they’re voracious little fellas,” says Murphy. “They hunt around on the forest floor to pick up the slime trail of another snail, then hunt it down and gobble it up.”<br />
©Michael Murphy/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Pink_Slug_Found_In_Aust...jpg
  • Giant, Squishy, Fluorescent Pink Slug Found in Australia<br />
<br />
Looking like it would make great salmon bait, a giant pink slug measuring at a whopping 20 cm long (7.8 inches) long, has recently been identified high in the mists that shroud Mount Kaputar, in New South Wales, Australia.<br />
That thing’s got to be poisonous as all hell… It probably pees a ricin-acid mix whose vapors melt human bones.<br />
Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was one of the first to get an up close look at this remarkable creature, which was only identified just recently.<br />
“As bright pink as you can imagine, that’s how pink they are,” he added, noting that each night they crawl up trees in large numbers to feed on mold and moss.<br />
ut wait, there is more… giant pink slugs aren’t the only squishy inhabitants unique to that particular mountaintop. Yup you guessed it… Carnivorous, cannibal land snails also roam the same mountaintop in search of their vegetarian victims.<br />
“We’ve actually got three species of cannibal snail on Mount Kaputar, and they’re voracious little fellas,” says Murphy. “They hunt around on the forest floor to pick up the slime trail of another snail, then hunt it down and gobble it up.”<br />
©Michael Murphy/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Pink_Slug_Found_In_Aust...jpg
  • Giant, Squishy, Fluorescent Pink Slug Found in Australia<br />
<br />
Looking like it would make great salmon bait, a giant pink slug measuring at a whopping 20 cm long (7.8 inches) long, has recently been identified high in the mists that shroud Mount Kaputar, in New South Wales, Australia.<br />
That thing’s got to be poisonous as all hell… It probably pees a ricin-acid mix whose vapors melt human bones.<br />
Michael Murphy, a ranger with the National Parks and Wildlife Service, was one of the first to get an up close look at this remarkable creature, which was only identified just recently.<br />
“As bright pink as you can imagine, that’s how pink they are,” he added, noting that each night they crawl up trees in large numbers to feed on mold and moss.<br />
ut wait, there is more… giant pink slugs aren’t the only squishy inhabitants unique to that particular mountaintop. Yup you guessed it… Carnivorous, cannibal land snails also roam the same mountaintop in search of their vegetarian victims.<br />
“We’ve actually got three species of cannibal snail on Mount Kaputar, and they’re voracious little fellas,” says Murphy. “They hunt around on the forest floor to pick up the slime trail of another snail, then hunt it down and gobble it up.”<br />
©Michael Murphy/Exclusivepix
    Exclusivepix_Pink_Slug_Found_In_Aust...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
  • The Russian city being 'eaten alive': Cars, buses, and trucks disappear beneath the earth as they are swallowed by giant sinkholes<br />
<br />
They may look like stills from an apocalyptic horror film, but these images have become a daily reality for residents in a Russian city. <br />
Citizens of Samara, in south east Russia, live in fear of the ground literally disappearing beneath them after huge sinkholes have started to appear all over their city, leaving devastation in their wake. <br />
The yawning underground caverns are all believed to have sprung up in recent weeks swallowing cars, buses and claiming at least one life.<br />
The sinkholes, some large enough to swallow an entire truck, are believed to have been caused by ground subsidence. <br />
It is thought the holes have been caused as ice thaws and melts into the ground, with the excess water causing soil decay underneath Samara's roads. <br />
The massive craters have appeared in car parks, busy intersections, by the sides of roads, and on major and minor thoroughfares.<br />
<br />
It is believed at least one person has lost their life as a result of one of the crashes caused by the sinkholes. <br />
The citizens of the city have now signed a petition urging authorities to find a solution. <br />
Sinkholes are common hazards in mining regions, plaguing areas where miners have burrowed into layers of soluble minerals and accidental floods have followed.<br />
But natural sinkholes can take thousands of years to form and vary in size.<br />
They are usually the result of what are known as Karst processes, which occur when a layer of rock such as limestone underneath the ground is dissolved by acidic water.<br />
Typically rainfall seeps through the soil, absorbing carbon dioxide and reacting with decaying vegetation. As a result, the water that reaches the soluble rock is acidic.<br />
<br />
<br />
The acidic water then erodes the soluble rock layers beneath the surface creating cavernous spaces.<br />
Then, when it is no longer supported because of the cavity below, the soil or sand over the limestone co
    Exclusivepix_City_Going_Under_Ground...jpg
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