A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and ...
6 days ago · 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 ...
Truck cabin found in sewer pipe in Saitama sinkhole rescue …
22 hours ago · Despite the development, the truck’s 74-year-old driver remained missing as of Thursday morning. ... The sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Wednesday. It has expanded since the initial ...
Japan sinkhole: Man trapped for days as rescue attempts …
Jan 31, 2025 · 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 ...
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. There’s also been a renewed debate ...
Driver still stuck in large sinkhole in Japan over 24 hours after truck ...
Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...
Massive sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping driver inside
Jan 29, 2025 · 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 ...
Japan: Rescuers race to pull out truck driver stuck in sinkhole for ...
Jan 30, 2025 · The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck. Rescue efforts have been hampered by road collapses, and officials have ordered scores of ...
Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.
Jan 30, 2025 · 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 ...
Giant Sinkhole in Japan Swallows Truck, Trapping Driver
Jan 28, 2025 · Two rescuers have reportedly been injured trying to retrieve the driver Kyodo via AP Images A large sinkhole near Tokyo has swallowed a truck with a man inside. Just before 10 a.m. local time on ...
Swimming pool-sized sinkhole swallows truck in Japan, trapping …
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.