The Star14d
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length; driver still missing
The cavity has expanded to 40m across, almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool, since opening up in a city just north of ... the night of Jan 28. As the sinkhole has expanded, heavy chunks ...
The Straits Times14d
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length; driver still missing
YASHIO, Japan – Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp on Jan 31 to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole ...
RTE Online14d
Japan sinkhole grows as man, 74, unheard from for three days
Emergency workers in Japan have begun building a ramp to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole ... up in a city just ...
People14d
Truck Driver, 74, Was Swallowed by a Giant Sinkhole in Japan. 4 Days Later, Rescue Teams Are Still Trying to Reach His Vehicle
The man reportedly became trapped inside his truck when it fell into a sinkhole on Tuesday, Jan. 28 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in ...
Bangkok Post14d
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length
The cavity has expanded to 40 metres (130 feet) across, almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool, since opening up in a city just north of Tokyo on Tuesday morning, officials said.
Euronews14d
Rescuers in Japan struggle to save truck driver trapped in sinkhole for three days
Emergency workers in Japan are struggling to rescue a truck driver who has spent three days stuck in a massive sinkhole in a city just north of Tokyo. The 74-year-old man, who has not been ...
WISH-TV14d
Giant sinkhole swallows truck and driver in Japan; mass evacuations ordered
Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 130 feet wide, hampering rescuers racing to ...
CNN14d
5 things to know for Jan. 31: Plane collision, Confirmation hearings, Pain medicine, Japan sinkhole, FireAid benefit concerts
The FDA on Thursday approved the first new type of pain medication in 25 years. The drug, suzetrigine, is a 50-milligram prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose ...
CNN14d
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
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 ...
CNN14d
A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
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 — ...
UPI14d
Japanese sinkhole grows as plans for ramp move forward
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 ...
France 2414d
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length
The cavity has expanded to 40 metres (130 feet) across, almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool, since opening up in a city just north ... truck salvaged from a sinkhole sits on its side ...