There may have been as many as 100 sinkholes in and around the two communities. Some of the holes appeared in remote areas, while many others appeared within yards from people's homes or beneath homes.
A report from the US task force dedicated to investigating UFOs - or, in the official jargon, UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) - has neither confirmed nor rejected the idea such sightings could indicate alien visits to Earth.
This phenomenon has affected a large part of the globe, which originated – according to the hypotheses – about 24 km off the coast of Mayotte, a French island located between Africa and the northern tip of Madagascar.
A tear opens up in Kenya's Rift Valley. Geologists say it will - in a few million years - lead to the continent splitting in two.
The Earth's magnetic field is continuing to grow weaker, potentially portending more dramatic events, including a global reversal of the magnetic poles.
