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Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a ...

A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped ...

An approximately 12m deep sinkhole has formed on Second Avenue in Laudium. Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the root cause of the sinkhole is yet to be determined. Mashigo said the ...

YEAH WE DID ANDRE, DEB AND THAT WATER MAIN BREAK THAT YOU’RE REFERRING TO ACTUALLY CREATED A MASSIVE SINKHOLE ... DOWN HIS BACKYARD, DOWN THE HILL THERE. HE TELLS ME IT’S NOT THE FIRST ...

A driver was rescued after his car got swallowed by a sinkhole that opened up on Demarest Drive in Wayne Thursday evening, according to Wayne Township officials. The sinkhole, about 20 feet by 40 ...

An aerial view of a large sinkhole that swallowed a truck and a man at an intersection in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture on January 30, 2025. Kyodo/Reuters Tokyo CNN — ...

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 ...

The sinkhole repair work on Kalanianaole Highway near Baby Makapuu beach is ahead of schedule and the highway closure will end at 11:30 a.m., state Department of Transportation officials said.

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ramp 50 feet down to the floor to rescue a dump truck ...

A large sinkhole stemming from a water main break in New Jersey partially swallowed an SUV on Friday morning leading to a rescue, according to local officials. A water main in Wayne, owned by the ...