Rift in Gramalot, Colombia

Gramalot city became known beyond Columbia thanks to a mysterious fault. In December 2010 the city began to move and in the earth has appeared large rifts. Hundreds of houses and roads were destroyed. At first, local mass media explained these changes as a reason for strong winds. However, this theory had no science approves. We still don't know what was the real reason for the city destruction.

Some scientists think that the whole city had a large tectonic fault for thousand years but it wasn't active. No less than a year will be spent to claim this theory. The population at that time was more than 7 800 people. All people were evacuated to safe places. Less than in a day the city was practically destroyed. Nowadays we can see only several streets that were saved.

The roads were turned into huge faults. In 2010 was demolished the main city sightseeing – the 19th-century church. Nowadays the most logical and true to life explanation of happened is that the city is situated over the large geological fault. Strong rains, that were in 2010, made the movement of the ground. All these became a reason for the earthquake. Thanks to good work of special services, people stayed alive. After the tragedy, the government of Columbia planned to give money for city reconstruction. However, even now, the city is in bad condition. Next - Huacullani rift