Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a ...

The man reportedly became trapped inside his truck when it fell into a sinkhole on Tuesday, Jan. 28 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in ...

A large sinkhole has opened up just yards from one of the UK's busiest train stations with its cause still unknown. The hole, estimated to be three or four metres deep, appeared near the entrance ...

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 have ...

A sinkhole opened up in the middle of an intersection in Japan on Tuesday and, unfortunately, a truck and its 74-year-old driver were swallowed during the dramatic incident. He is still trapped ...

A truck fell into a massive sinkhole that opened up on a busy prefectural road on Jan. 28. As the truck driver is still trapped, rescue workers must put his safety above all else while striving to ...

Jan. 31 (UPI) --The Japanese sinkhole near Tokyo continued to grow on Friday as emergency crews continued their plan to install a temporary ramp 50 feet down to the floor to rescue a dump truck ...

LATEST: Feb. 4, 11:20 a.m. The San Francisco Fire Department said a previously reported sinkhole in the city’s Marina neighborhood on Tuesday morning is actually a series of potholes.

YASHIO, Saitama Prefecture—The rescue operation for a truck driver trapped for days inside a sinkhole here will likely be further prolonged because of the constant danger to firefighters in the ...

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 ...

He said the original hole that brought down the driver had merged with a second sinkhole nearby, resulting in the expansion of the sinkhole. The driver was “buried in earth and sand, and if we ...