A video of a giant crater that causes confusion and anxiety in Chile. What is its story?

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newspaper reported "The Sun" The British newspaper, Wednesday, stated that the depth of the hole is 198 meters, while its width is 24 meters.

On Saturday, the crater appeared suddenly in the Tierra Amarilla region in the Atacama region, north of the city Chile.

The newspaper described the hole as"scary"indicating that some believe that it is deeper than 198 meters, as it is still growing, according to the authorities, who are in a state of great concern.

Video footage filmed by drones showed the depth of the crater, which also baffled experts.

The pit is located in a Canadian mining company mines area.

The authorities sent experts to the area, after receiving an alert from the National Service for geology Mining about drilling.

Service Director David Montenegro said: "There is a huge distance, about 200 meters (between the surface and the bottom)".

He added: "We didn’t find any materials there, but we noticed a lot of water".

Chileans living nearby became anxious, after learning that the crater was still widening.

Mayor Cristóbal Zuniga said: "On Saturday, we received a complaint from a citizen about the appearance of a hole near our town in the direction of the Alcaparosa mine".

Zuniga added: "We are worried, given that we are surrounded by sediment the mines Andunderground works that works under us".

However, there is currently no official confirmation that this crater is the result of nearby mining activities.

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And the British newspaper, “The Sun”, reported, on Wednesday, that the depth of the hole is 198 meters, while its width is 24 meters.

On Saturday, the crater appeared suddenly in the Tierra Amarilla region in the Atacama region, north of the city Chile.

The newspaper described the hole as “frightening”, noting that some believe that it is deeper than 198 meters, as it is still growing, according to the authorities, who are in a state of great concern.

Video footage filmed by drones showed the depth of the crater, which also baffled experts.

The pit is located in a Canadian mining company mines area.

The authorities sent experts to the area, after receiving an alert from the National Service for geology Mining about drilling.

“There is a huge distance, about 200 meters[between the surface and the bottom],” said service director David Montenegro.

“We didn’t find any material there, but we noticed that there was a lot of water,” he added.

Chileans living nearby became anxious, after learning that the crater was still widening.

Mayor Cristóbal Zuniga said: “Saturday we received a complaint from a citizen about the appearance of a crater near our town in the direction of the Alcaparrosa mine.”

Zuniga added: “We are concerned, given that we are surrounded by sediment the mines Andunderground works that operates beneath us.

However, there is currently no official confirmation that this crater is the result of nearby mining activities.

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