Rescue operation at sinkhole in eastern Japan

Rescue operation at sinkhole in eastern Japan

Rescuers continue to work at a sinkhole at an intersection in Yashio in Saitama Prefecture, eastern Japan, in the small hours of Jan. 29, 2025, after it swallowed a truck the previous day, trapping a man believed to be its driver.

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