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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.

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 ...

More than a million people in Japan have been told to cut back on showers and laundry to help rescuers reach a pensioner ...

Authorities hoped to complete the 30m slope on Jan 31, but a local official said it may take several days. Read more at ...

Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more ...

Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard ...

ShareRescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since ...

Hopes faded for a 74-year-old man in Japan whose truck was swallowed by a sinkhole as a difficult rescue operation entered its third night Thursday, with the chasm widening and locals urged to limit ...

Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week.

Yashio, Saitama, Japan - January 30, 2025 Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 30, 2025, shows a large sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo. A sinkhole ...

The rescue operation for a truck driver trapped in a sinkhole at an intersection here continues to be hampered by the increasing instability of the site.