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This is the terrifying moment a wall collapsed, dragging four motorcycles into a sinkhole in India. CCTV footage captured the ...
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Japanese rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole near Tokyo three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...
Rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture three months ago, an official said on Friday. A road in the city of Yashio caved in ...
What is a sinkhole? Sinkholes are often saucer-shaped holes that occur as the result of a collapse or removal of an underlying layer of rocks that is used to support the materials on the surface ...
Rescue workers in Japan say it could be three months before they recover a body of a truck driver whose vehicle has been stuck in a giant sinkhole for more than two weeks. The truck plunged into ...
TOKYO - A truck cabin swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan has been found in a sewer pipe and may contain the body of its missing driver, a fire department official said on Feb 12. Rescuers have been ...
Sinkholes are increasingly common in Japanese cities, as many have ageing sewage pipeline infrastructure. Officials say that it could take two or three years to repair the sewer rupture.
The initial collapse occurred at around 9.50am local time on 28 January, creating a chasm 5m wide and 10m deep, according to The Japan Times. Another sinkhole appeared in Yashio on Thursday after ...
On Sunday, five households near the sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture were asked to evacuate and take shelter by local government officials, The Japan Times reported.