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\nNear Nairobi, Kenya, the ground split to reveal part of the network of fault lines that make up Africa's Great Rift Valley. ➡ Subscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science,...\nNear Nairobi, Kenya, the ground split to reveal part of the network of fault lines that make up Africa's Great Rift Valley. ➡ Subscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium destination for science, exploration, and adventure. Through their world-class scientists, photographers, journalists, and filmmakers, Nat Geo gets you closer to the stories that matter and past the edge of what's possible. Get More National Geographic: Official Site Facebook Twitter Instagram A house and sections of a highway near Nairobi, Kenya have been destroyed after the ground split beneath them. On March 18, resident Eliud Njoroge Mbugua and his wife noticed a crack in their floor. Within days, the house collapsed and was demolished, leaving Mbugua to salvage the remains. Seismic activity, coupled with heavy rain, led to the rapid split. The rainy season hit Kenya especially hard in mid-March, destabilizing the ash from a nearby volcano that had filled in the fissure. The volcanic soil is more easily washed away than the surrounding earth. As geologist David Adede explains, the crack reveals seismic instability. From the surface, the fault line’s exact location was indiscernible, until it was too late. Read more in \"Why This Giant Crack Opened Up In Kenya\" What Made the Ground Split Open in Kenya? | National Geographic National Geographic\n
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