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 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 ...
The Saitama sinkhole tragedy: What went wrong? - Japan Today
On Jan. 28, 2025, a massive sinkhole suddenly opened in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, swallowing a two-ton truck and claiming the life of its 74-year-old driver. What followed was a grueling rescue effort, hindered by unstable ground, flooding and the unexpected expansion of the sinkhole into a massive crater. ... In this episode of Japan ...
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.
Japan: Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in sinkhole for ...
Jan 30, 2025 · 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 ...
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 ...
20m-wide sinkhole in Japan: 1.2 million asked to refrain from …
Jan 31, 2025 · YASHIO, Saitama — The space between the two sinkholes in a prefectural road in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, collapsed early on Jan 30 morning and created one larger hole, estimated to be more ...
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.