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Two French rivers disappear underground in large cracks and sinkholes

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    lars
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    That is something I never knew could happen. This is very alarming. What can even be done?

    That is something I never knew could happen. This is very alarming. What can even be done?

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    1. MimicSquid
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      Nothing. The bedrock there is Karst, a soluble and perforated limestone. Rivers flow in the lowest points they can reach, and the lowest point they can reach is under the surface. There is no more...

      Nothing. The bedrock there is Karst, a soluble and perforated limestone. Rivers flow in the lowest points they can reach, and the lowest point they can reach is under the surface. There is no more river there, unless there can be enough rain that it fills everything in the subterranean river, and that's unlikely.

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