Rescuers have been struggling to find the 74-year-old driver since the truck plunged into a chasm that appeared near Tokyo two weeks ago. The sinkhole suddenly opened up at an intersection in the city ...

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 the ...

Thirty people were evacuated and at least one garden was swallowed by a sinkhole that appeared in Godstone, a village in ...

A driver whose truck was swallowed by a sinkhole two weeks ago is yet to be found, as authorities say it could take three months to access the site near Tokyo.

Emergency inspections of sewer facilities are underway across Japan to check for deterioration that might lead to road subsidence following a ...

Reports of suspicious phone calls and home visits by scammers posing as government officials have climbed since the sinkhole ...

A total of about 19km of sewage pipes managed by the Tokyo metropolitan government are set to be inspected. The pipes are laid in nine cities, including Higashi-Kurume and Kiyose.

Rescuers have been struggling to find the 74-year-old driver since the truck plunged into a chasm that appeared near Tokyo two weeks ago. The sinkhole suddenly opened up at an intersection in the ...

Tokyo (AFP) – A massive sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, highlights the risk posed by Japan's ageing pipes.

Dozens were evacuated and at least one garden was swallowed by a sinkhole in a southern English village on Monday, local reports say. The sinkhole, which formed in the village of Godstone in ...

Rescuers have been struggling to find the 74-year-old driver since the truck plunged into a chasm that appeared near Tokyo two weeks ago. The sinkhole suddenly opened up at an intersection in the ...

TOKYO - A massive sinkhole near Tokyo that swallowed a truck and its driver a week ago, and has filled with sewage and debris, highlights the risk posed by Japan’s ageing pipes. Emergency ...