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Africa is being split in two by terrifying crack in Earth's surface - faster than expected

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Geologist says East African Rift may be splitting apart at a faster rate than expected.

The rift is a 20-plus-million - year-old continental crack in the Earth 's surface stretching across East Africa through the Red Sea .

Tulane University geoscientist Cynthia Ebinger said the timeframe of its completion may come about sooner than suspected.