Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here’s what’s going on.
Jan 30, 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. Residents near the hole have taken shelter at a local school, and there were worries Thursday about flooding and leaking sewage water.
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...
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.
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.
Driver still trapped in sinkhole one week after cave-in north of Tokyo …
3 days ago · Water and debris continue to hamper the search for a truck driver now trapped for a week in a massive sinkhole that suddenly occurred in a city north of Tokyo. The cave-in happened at an ...
Driver still stuck in large sinkhole in Japan over 24 hours after …
Jan 29, 2025 · An aerial view shows rescue operations underway at a large sinkhole that swallowed a truck at an intersection in Yashio, north of Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo ...
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.
Rescuers complete slope to reach man in Japan’s 40m-wide sinkhole
6 days ago · TOKYO – Japanese rescuers completed building a slope on Feb 1 to reach a truck driver stuck in a sinkhole, officials said, four days after his vehicle was swallowed by the cavity now 40m wide.
Truck driver trapped for over 24 hours in sinkhole near Tokyo, …
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. The crater formed at a busy ...
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length; driver still ...
Jan 31, 2025 · Police officers in Japan on Jan 31 looking on near the site where a truck was pulled out from a sinkhole without its driver’s cabin. ... since opening up in a city just north of Tokyo on the ...
Water in sinkhole near Tokyo hampers efforts to save man
Jan 29, 2025 · Water inside a large sinkhole near Tokyo continued Wednesday to hamper efforts to rescue a man in a truck trapped inside, with local authorities warning of the risk of further expansion. A new sinkhole was also formed early Wednesday near the site in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, where a sewer pipe running underground was found damaged. ...
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