Japan: Rescuers build slope to reach man stuck in sinkhole

TOKYO — Japanese rescuers completed building a slope on Saturday to reach a truck driver stuck in a sinkhole, officials said, four days after his vehicle was swallowed by the cavity now 40 metres wide. Rescuers have been struggling with the operation as the hole — now the length of an Olympic swimming pool —

Rescuers in Japan Try to Reach Driver Trapped in Sinkhole For Days

the new york times - 30/Jan 11:56

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of Tokyo.

Japanese trucker still stuck in sinkhole after 24 hours

nst.com.my - 29/Jan 16:35

TOKYO: Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese truck driver stuck in a sinkhole for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated...

Japan tries to rescue man stuck in sinkhole. Here's what's going on.

times of india - 30/Jan 09:50

A massive sinkhole in Yashio, northeast of Tokyo, swallowed a truck, trapping its 74-year-old driver. Rescue efforts are hindered by unstable ground...

Truck driver trapped in Saitama sinkhole, 7-hour rescue ongoing

nst.com.my - 28/Jan 19:17

TOKYO: Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a sinkhole near Tokyo.

Second Sinkhole Hampers Rescue of Truck Driver in Japan

the new york times - 31/Jan 02:40

As rescue efforts were underway for the 74-year-old man stuck in a sinkhole, another one opened up.

Elderly truck driver stuck in sinkhole in Japan for days

washingtontimes.com - 30/Jan 21:01

A 74-year-old truck driver remains trapped in a sinkhole that opened earlier this week in Yashio, Japan.

Fears grow in Japan for truck driver trapped in sinkhole for third day

theguardian.com - 31/Jan 09:48

Residents near Tokyo question slow pace of effort to rescue 74-year-old as workers race to build 30-metre ramp

Watch: Massive 33-foot-wide sinkhole swallows truck in Japan with driver inside

times of india - 30/Jan 08:39

Emergency services in Saitama, Japan, worked continuously to rescue a truck driver trapped in a 20-feet deep, 33-feet wide sinkhole. The collapse has...