5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

TOKYO, Japan - Rescue workers search the Sumida River in Tokyo for four missing workers washed away during repair work in an underground sewage system that was flooded by a rainstorm. Rescue workers earlier found the body of a fifth worker who was also swept away. (Kyodo)

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