When a Lake Was Swallowed Whole - The Lake Peigneur Sinkhole Disaster
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When a Lake Was Swallowed Whole - The Lake Peigneur Sinkhole Disaster
On November 20, 1980, a simple drilling operation triggered one of the most unbelievable disasters in U.S. history—draining an entire lake into a salt mine. This is the story of Lake Peigneur.
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