Man trapped for days in sinkhole in Japan as rescue attempts continue
The sinkhole that suddenly opened on a road near Tokyo has captured national attention as attempts to rescue the elderly ...
Japan truck found in pipe weeks after falling in sinkhole
A truck cabin that was swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan two weeks ago has been located in a nearby sewer pipe, authorities ...
Japanese sinkhole grows as plans for ramp move forward
The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ramp 50 feet down to the floor to rescue a dump truck driver trapped for ...
Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in Japan sinkhole for days
Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.
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Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.
There's also been a renewed debate about Japan’s aging infrastructure. Just after the sinkhole appeared in Yashio City, just northeast of Tokyo, on Tuesday morning a 3-ton truck fell into it.
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No sign of driver 8 days after truck fell into Japan sinkhole
SINGAPORE: Japanese authorities found an object resembling a driver's seat in a sewage pipe as rescue operations continued ...
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A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a ...
Rescuers in Japan struggle to save truck driver trapped in sinkhole for three days
Officials in Yashio city, located north of Tokyo, are trying to rescue a 74-year-old man whose truck was swallowed by a massive sinkhole on Tuesday.View on euronews ...
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Driver still stuck in large sinkhole in Japan over 24 hours after truck plunged inside; nearby residents evacuated
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 ...
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Massive sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside
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 ...
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Japan drones find truck cabin swallowed by sinkhole with ‘person inside’
At least one person’s remains could be inside a truck cabin swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan and found inside a sewer pipe after two weeks of search, a fire department official said on Wednesday.
Japan sinkhole doubles in width as crews work to free truck driver
A sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a dump truck hole on Tuesday has now doubled in wide after combining with a second sinkhole as rescue workers continued their dig to reach the vehicle's driver.