Yashio (Japan) (AFP) – 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 ...

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 ...

Police officers and rescue members prepare for a rescue mission in Yashio, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, two days after a truck fell into the sinkhole made on a street Tuesday.

At first the sinkhole was roughly 10 meters (33 feet) wide and 5-meters (16-feet) deep, but it has since grown to twice that size. What about the driver? A 74-year-old man is believed to be ...

Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a massive sinkhole near Tokyo. Authorities in Yashio City, Saitama, received calls around 9 ...

A sinkhole estimated to be the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a truck and its driver as it opened up in the middle of a busy intersection in Japan, according to multiple reports citing ...

Footage shows the three cars which fell into a road when a sinkhole opened up. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to SussexWorld, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to ...

Police have shut down roads in the area, fearing more collapses. Status of the driver is unclear. The cause of the sinkhole is also not clear, but officials are investigating whether underground pipes ...