Three people are missing and feared dead after a landslide swept away two homes in the central German village of Nachterstedt, south-west of Berlin.
Both homes - one of which collapsed completely - stood near a former open-cast coal mine that had been converted into a lake.
Officials said the missing included a couple and a man, all in their 50s.
There had been heavy rain in the area, but experts said mining activity had probably made the land unstable.
Local media said a stretch of land 350m (1,150 ft) long and 120m (390 ft) wide had collapsed into the lake.
Rescue efforts were hampered by the danger of further slides in the area.
Both homes - one of which collapsed completely - stood near a former open-cast coal mine that had been converted into a lake.
Officials said the missing included a couple and a man, all in their 50s.
There had been heavy rain in the area, but experts said mining activity had probably made the land unstable.
Local media said a stretch of land 350m (1,150 ft) long and 120m (390 ft) wide had collapsed into the lake.
Rescue efforts were hampered by the danger of further slides in the area.
and now look at the image.... besides that being the world's smallest and ugliest "lake", wtf were they doing mining so close to houses??
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