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Sinkhole in Japan widens

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.

A sinkhole that suddenly opened up on a road just northeast of Tokyo and swallowed a truck has captured national attention as the rescue operation of the driver has dragged on for days.

The New York Times · 31m

Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole for Days

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of Tokyo.

BBC on MSN · 1h

Sinkhole in Japan widens as rescuers try to save truck driver

Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened. The sinkhole appeared in Yashio city in Saitama prefecture, near the capital Tokyo, swallowing a truck.

21hon MSN

Driver still stuck in sinkhole after 24 hours; nearby residents evacuated

Another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated, a spokesman said.

StringersHub on MSN5h

Japan: Sinkholes at intersection near Tokyo

Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Jan. 29, 2025, shows sinkholes at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture ...

14h

Water in sinkhole near Tokyo hampers efforts to save man

Water inside a large sinkhole near Tokyo continued Wednesday to hamper efforts to rescue a man in a truck trapped inside, ...

1don MSN

Truck driver disappears into swimming pool-sized sinkhole in middle of road

Truck driver disappears into swimming pool-sized sinkhole in middle of road - Driver, 74, was initially conscious but became ...

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