* . * . *
close

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

The Guardian on The Guardian
Fears grow in Japan for truck driver trapped in sinkhole for third day



Residents near Tokyo question slow pace of effort to rescue 74-year-old as workers race to build 30-metre rampFears are growing for a truck driver who has spent three days trapped inside a sinkhole in Japan, as rescue workers started building a ramp in a desperate attempt to reach him.The 74-year-old, who has not been named, became trapped when the sinkhole opened up in a road near Tokyo on Tuesday, swallowing him and his two-tonne truck. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jan/31/fears-grow-in-japan-for-truck-driver-trapped-in-sinkhole-for-third-day

Author : Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Publish date : 2025-01-31 09:48:05

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.

Tags : The Guardian

you might also like

.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . %%%. . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . . . .