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 ...

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.

1 day ago · Truck cabin found in sewer pipe in Saitama sinkhole rescue operation The sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday. It has expanded since the initial collapse on Jan 28.

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 ...

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.

3 days ago · 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 ...

Jan 31, 2025 · The sinkhole was roughly 10m wide and 5m deep but after it merged with another cave-in nearby, it expanded to 40m across, almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool.

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 ...

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.

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 ...