A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and ...
2 days ago · 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 ...
Residents near Japan sinkhole urged to evacuate
17 hours ago · Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate Sunday, with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted. A 74-year-old ...
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here’s what’s going on.
3 days ago · There’s also been a renewed debate about Japan’s aging infrastructure. What happened? Just after the sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, just northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday morning a 3-ton truck fell into it. At first the sinkhole was roughly 10 meters (33 feet) wide and 5-meters (16-feet) deep, but it has since grown to twice that size.
Driver still stuck in large sinkhole in Japan over 24 hours after …
4 days ago · Swimming pool-sized sinkhole traps truck driver in Japan 00:51. Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local ...
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding
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 ...
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going …
3 days ago · Police officers and rescue members prepare for a rescue mission in Yashio, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, two days after a truck fell into the sinkhole made on a street Tuesday.
Japan: Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in sinkhole for ...
4 days ago · Sinkholes are increasingly common in Japanese cities, as many have ageing sewage pipeline infrastructure. In 2016, a giant sinkhole in Fukuoka swallowed a five-lane street in Fukuoka, disrupting ...
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length with truck …
3 days ago · The sinkhole was roughly 10m wide and 5m deep but after it merged with another cave-in nearby, it expanded to 40m across, almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool.
20m-wide sinkhole in Japan: 1.2 million asked to refrain from …
3 days ago · A 1,800kg truck plummeted into a sinkhole in Japan’s Saitama prefecture on Jan 28. PHOTO: AFP. Road subsidence frequently occurs throughout Japan. According to the Road Bureau of the Land ...
Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping …
5 days ago · In Japan, a sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool appeared in the city of Yashio, swallowing a truck and its driver. The crater is about 32 feet wide and 20 feet deep, local media reported.