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Japanese region asks 1.2 million people to use less water to help sinkhole rescue
In September 2024, a sinkhole in Hiroshima was caused by a burst underground water pipe. In 2016, Fukuoka experienced a massive sinkhole, about 98ft wide and 50ft deep, that swallowed five road lanes.
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Workers finish building ramp into sinkhole to rescue driver
YASHIO, Saitama Prefecture--Rescue workers completed building a ramp in a desperate attempt to reach a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole here. Saitama Governor Motohiro Ono visited ...
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Truck Driver Swallowed by Giant Sinkhole in Japan as Rescuers Work to Retrieve Vehicle
a number of sinkholes have opened up in Japanese cities. An underground water pipe in Hiroshima caused a sinkhole when it burst in September 2024, and in 2016, Fukuoka saw a massive sinkhole — about ...