{"id":2884,"date":"2025-01-30T02:05:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/driver-still-stuck-in-large-sinkhole-in-japan-over-24-hours-after-truck-plunged-inside-nearby-residents-evacuated\/"},"modified":"2025-01-30T02:05:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:05:47","slug":"driver-still-stuck-in-large-sinkhole-in-japan-over-24-hours-after-truck-plunged-inside-nearby-residents-evacuated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/driver-still-stuck-in-large-sinkhole-in-japan-over-24-hours-after-truck-plunged-inside-nearby-residents-evacuated\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver still stuck in large sinkhole in Japan over 24 hours after truck plunged inside; nearby residents evacuated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Rescuers were on Wednesday trying to save a Japanese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sinkhole-japan-swallows-truck-driver\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">truck driver stuck in a large sinkhole<\/a>\u00a0for more than 24 hours as local residents were evacuated over fears gas pipes could break.<\/p>\n<p>Emergency workers in Yashio city outside Tokyo rushed to the scene on Tuesday morning after a road caved in and a lorry plunged into the hole that is around the width of two cars.<\/p>\n<p>The driver was able to speak directly to rescuers until early Tuesday afternoon, but rescue workers had to retreat after the area around the hole became unstable, according to a fire department official.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" alt=\"An aerial view shows rescue operations underway at a large sinkhole that swallowed a truck at an intersection in Yashio \" height=\"356\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/29\/6c4daa2d-6739-4e59-8d6c-f247c0809896\/thumbnail\/620x356\/61b186c02f2c6f4d2e2b63cad64804cd\/2025-01-29t062028z-651458897-rc2hjcagja3f-rtrmadp-3-japan-sinkhole.jpg?v=a599723035d2f104d7a2d01edbe96ef8 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/01\/29\/6c4daa2d-6739-4e59-8d6c-f247c0809896\/thumbnail\/1240x712\/24bdb42a8ef84b0708e6511d0a551693\/2025-01-29t062028z-651458897-rc2hjcagja3f-rtrmadp-3-japan-sinkhole.jpg?v=a599723035d2f104d7a2d01edbe96ef8 2x\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">An aerial view shows rescue operations underway at a large sinkhole that swallowed a truck at an intersection in Yashio, north of Tokyo, Japan January 28, 2025, in this photo taken by Kyodo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kyodo\/via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Rescue operations have continued around the clock but we haven&#8217;t been able to contact the driver&#8221; since, another fire department spokesman told AFP Wednesday, adding that the driver was believed to be in his 70s.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses said the road sunk just before the truck passed, Japan Today <a href=\"https:\/\/japantoday.com\/category\/national\/Large-sinkhole-swallows-truck-in-Saitama-Prefecture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">reported<\/a>, citing the police.<\/p>\n<p>The spokesman said that another sinkhole has since opened up nearby, and residents within a 650-foot radius had been evacuated.<\/p>\n<p>Aerial TV footage showed the second sinkhole \u2014 slightly bigger than the first, and just several yards away.<\/p>\n<p>The main body of the truck was pulled from the first sinkhole at around 1 am, the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>But the driver&#8217;s cabin is still inside the hole, estimated to be about 33 feet wide \u2014 roughly the size of a swimming pool \u2014 and 20 feet deep.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/pictures\/giant-sinkholes\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">massive sinkhole appeared<\/a><\/span>\u00a0on a five-lane street in Hakata, Japan. That sinkhole caused blackouts and traffic delays but crews worked around the clock to fix the gaping hole in the busy street.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, a\u00a0<span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/sinkhole-south-korea-swallows-suv-in-seoul-injuring-2-occupants\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">sinkhole suddenly opened<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and swallowed an SUV in Seoul, South Korea, injuring the two occupants.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><!-- tags --><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     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