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A sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a driver and his truck in Yashio City, Japan on Monday morning.

The driver, a 74-year-old man, is believed to be trapped inside the truck's cabin. He was conscious and communicating with rescue workers earlier but has not responded since Tuesday afternoon, ...

Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a massive sinkhole near Tokyo. Authorities in Yashio City, Saitama, received calls ...

The space between the two sinkholes collapsed early on Jan 30 morning and created one larger hole. Read more at ...

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. Residents near the hole ...

Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated over fears gas pipes could break. Emergency ...

An aerial view of a large sinkhole that swallowed a truck and a man at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture on January 30, 2025. Kyodo/Reuters Tokyo CNN — ...

One of CUS’s main areas of research is underground engineering. With land becoming increasingly scarce, cities are expanding ...