Start-up to forecast risk of sinkholes due to damaged pipes as infrastructure ages across Japan
A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at ...
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A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck ...
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Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here’s what’s going on.
TOKYO (AP) — A truck that fell into a sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly driver drag on.
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Water, cave-ins hamper rescue of trucker stuck in growing sinkhole
Rescue efforts were halted as local firefighters, with support from the Tokyo Fire Department and other agencies, tried to drain the two sinkholes. On the evening of Jan. 29, they restarted the ...
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Govt to survey sewage pipes across Japan in response to Saitama sinkhole
The government plans to conduct a survey on key sewage pipes across Japan in response to the road collapse that ...