A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and ...
Jan 31, 2025 · 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 ...
Driver still trapped in sinkhole one week after cave-in north of …
3 days ago · The sinkhole is about 15 meters deep. ... NHK has learned that the Japanese government is planning to include the promotion of intensive repair and replacement of water supply and sewage pipes in ...
Japan sinkhole: Man trapped for days as rescue attempts …
Jan 31, 2025 · 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.
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here’s what’s going on.
Jan 30, 2025 · 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 …
Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going …
Jan 30, 2025 · 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.
Massive sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside
Jan 29, 2025 · Swimming pool-sized sinkhole traps truck driver in Japan 00:51. Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a massive sinkhole near ...
Truck driver trapped for over 24 hours in sinkhole near Tokyo, Japan
Jan 29, 2025 · A truck driver has spent more than 24 hours trapped under a sinkhole in Japan that swallowed his vehicle in the greater Tokyo area, national officials confirmed.
Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole for Days
Jan 30, 2025 · The 74-year-old man had stopped near an intersection in Saitama Prefecture when the sinkhole suddenly opened beneath the road, swallowing him with the truck, according to a witness interviewed by ...
Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping …
Jan 28, 2025 · 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.