Fukuoka prepares to resume traffic after filling huge sinkhole

Fukuoka prepares to resume traffic after filling huge sinkhole

A blue plastic sheet covers a huge sinkhole, now almost filled with soil, at a major road near JR Hakata Station in the southwestern Japan city of Fukuoka on Nov. 14, 2016. The Fukuoka city government plans to reopen the road in the evening, but it may be delayed due to bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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