The Oakland Zoo will be shut until mid-January or later due to a huge sinkhole that may grow larger and more obstructive with rainstorms forecast for the Bay Area this week.
zoo said Sunday on TwitterPhotos and video showed a gaping chasm, measuring 10 feet by 10 feet, that "is impassable to vehicles," the zoo said.
The zoo says it will be closed until January 17 or later. Getting materials and making the repairs could take two weeks or longer, the zoo was told by engineers. The Oakland Zoo will be closed for more than two weeks due to a sinkhole formed by a collapsed culvert at its entrance on Dec. 31, 2022.Photo: Oakland ZooThe heavy rains up to New Year's Eve inflicted significant damage to other areas of the zoo's campus in the EastBuildings were flooded, the electricity went out several times, eucalyptus trees fell and there was soil erosion, the zoo said.
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