As the frequency of sinkhole incidents increases worldwide, governments must prioritize long-term infrastructure planning.

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Officials initially described the situation as a sinkhole, however the San Francisco Fire Department clarified it was not a sinkhole. The disruption is at the intersection of Lombard and Gough ...

A 74-year-old truck driver was swallowed Tuesday by the cavity which has since expanded to 40 metres (130 feet) across -- almost the length of an Olympic swimming pool. The growing hole could be ...

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 ...

Yashio (Japan) (AFP) – Hopes faded for a 74-year-old man in Japan whose truck was swallowed by a sinkhole as a difficult rescue operation entered its third night Thursday, with the chasm ...

In one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries, the sinkhole has raised worries about aging infrastructure. Most of Japan’s main public infrastructure was built during the rapid economic ...

Police officers and rescue members prepare for a rescue mission in Yashio, northeast of Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, two days after a truck fell into the sinkhole made on a street Tuesday. (Yu ...

At first the sinkhole was roughly 10 meters (33 feet) wide and 5-meters (16-feet) deep, but it has since grown to twice that size. What about the driver? A 74-year-old man is believed to be ...

Japanese emergency services struggled for hours on Tuesday to rescue the driver of a truck that plunged into a massive sinkhole near Tokyo. Authorities in Yashio City, Saitama, received calls ...