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Louisiana Sinkhole Video: Trees Disappear

WATCH: Tree-Sucking Sinkhole
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I've got a "sinking feeling" that you're going to be absolutely shocked when you watch this video above depicting nature at its scariest.

The caught-on-camera moment with trees being devoured by a sinkhole, was captured in Assumption Parish, La., and posted online by assumptionla.

And while we're very happy to witness this rare phenomenon, our first reaction if we were in the same situation as the cameraman who shot this? Run for your life!

In all seriousness, though, there are a number of significant factors involved with this occurrence, as outlined by The Times-Picayune:

The state of Louisiana earlier this month said it is suing Texas Brine LLC for the environmental damage and massive sinkhole that officials say was caused by the collapse of a salt dome cavern operated by the company.

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A general view of the huge crater at the collapsed 'Pinheiros' subway station in Sao Paulo, Brazil, January 15, 2007. Brazilian officials said a passenger minivan had fallen to the bottom of a 40-meter (130-foot)-deep pit dug to facilitate delivery of supplies for workers building an underground railway line. (Mauricio Lima, AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Mauricio Lima, AFP/Getty Images)
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