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 ...
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Road closed in Suwannee County due to sinkhole
According to Florida Highway Patrol, there is sinkhole in one of the travel lanes at the intersection of County Road 349E and ...
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Japan's sinkhole crisis highlights aging sewerage infrastructure
The road cave-in accident happened on Tuesday at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama prefecture, north of Tokyo, creating a ...
5 things to know for Jan. 31: Plane collision, Confirmation hearings, Pain medicine, Japan sinkhole, FireAid benefit concerts
While America retains a gold standard for airline safety, there are stresses on the US air travel system that have been ...
Rescuers work to save man trapped in a sinkhole near Tokyo
Rescuers near Tokyo work around the clock to save a man trapped in a sinkhole that opened in a busy road. NHK World's Miyamoto Rikuya reports.
Chile orders definitive closure of Lundin’s Alcaparrosa mine operations
Chile’s environmental agency, Superintendencia de Medio Ambiente (SMA), has ordered the complete and definitive closure of ...
20m-wide sinkhole in Japan: 1.2 million asked to refrain from doing laundry and taking baths
The space between the two sinkholes in a prefectural road in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, collapsed early on Thursday (Jan 30) ...
Japan pensioner still missing as sinkhole - now 40 metres across - keeps growing
The 74-year-old man’s truck was swallowed by the hole, now 40 metres across and still caving in, with corroded sewage pipes a possible cause.
1.2m people told not to do laundry in Japan as authorities race to save man in sinkhole
More than a million people in Japan have been told to cut back on showers and laundry to help rescuers reach a pensioner ...
Rescuers suspend search for truck driver swallowed by sinkhole days ago
The sinkhole, which opened on 28 January in Saitama prefecture, swallowed the 1,800kg vehicle, trapping the truck driver. Rescuers initially heard the driver responding, but lost contact soon after.
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length; driver, 71, still missing
Authorities hoped to complete the 30m slope on Jan 31, but a local official said it may take several days. Read more at ...