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Mine Subsidence Claiming One Family's Yard

Mine Subsidence Claiming One Family's Yard - Friday, October 12, 2007 at 5:00PM EST

Reported by: Mike Trim
Friday, Oct 12, 2007 @05:00pm EST
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY- A family in Wilkes-Barre is living with a real nightmare - their front yard is disappearing.

We found a cement truck filling an apparent mine subsidence in front of the Lukachinsky home in the Parsons area of the city.

The family first noticed a problem in August after some heavy rain. Well it happened again - this time the hole is much larger.

The Office of Surface Mining is working on the problem. The family is able to live there.