Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 40 meters wide, hampering rescuers racing to reach an elderly truck ...

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.

A truck cabin that was swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan two weeks ago has been located in a nearby sewer pipe, authorities ...

Emergency services have been struggling to find the 74-year-old driver since the truck plunged into a chasm that appeared near Tokyo two weeks ago. A truck cabin swallowed by a sinkhole in Japan ...

The hole suddenly opened up at an intersection in the city of Yashio, about a 30-minute drive north of Tokyo, during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, swallowing the lorry. The initial sinkhole ...

When the sinkhole developed on the morning of Jan ... land ministry and now an associate professor at the University of Tokyo. “And hydrogen sulfide leads to corrosion,” he said.

Five households in the immediate vicinity of a massive, ever-widening sinkhole near Tokyo were urged to evacuate on Sunday, with efforts to rescue a man stuck inside reportedly halted. A 74-year ...

Repair work for all damage caused by a sinkhole in Yashio ... in Yashio and Soka cities in Saitama Prefecture and Tokyo’s Adachi Ward, said a shortage of essential water for production prevented ...

The sinkhole, which now measures 40m (131ft) in diameter, opened at a road intersection in Yashio city near Tokyo. It is believed to be caused by a sewer rupture. Search teams are unable to enter ...