3 天之前 · 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 ...

3 天之前 · 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 ...

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 ...

4 天之前 · 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 ...

4 天之前 · 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.

4 天之前 · 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.

4 天之前 · 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 ...

4 天之前 · 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 ...

2 天之前 · Rescue teams are continuing efforts to rescue a 74-year-old man trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama, according to 'The Japan Times.' His vehicle was reportedly sucked into ...

5 天之前 · 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.