20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

Photo taken in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025, shows a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan. About 20 people were rescued from the 123-meter-tall structure in the early hours of Nov. 26, after it stopped moving following a lightning strike in the late afternoon of Nov. 25.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

People are wrapped in blankets after firefighters rescued them from a giant Ferris wheel at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were trapped inside the 123-meter-tall structure when it stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

20 rescued from giant Ferris wheel in Osaka Pref.

A crane carrying a firefighter approaches a giant Ferris wheel gondola to rescue people inside it at the Expocity shopping mall and movie multiplex in Suita in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, in the early hours of Nov. 26, 2025. About 20 people were rescued after the 123-meter-tall structure stopped moving in the late afternoon of Nov. 25 following a lightning strike.

Tallest Ferris wheel in Japan

Tallest Ferris wheel in Japan

A Ferris wheel at Expocity, one of Japan's largest multi-use complexes, is unveiled to the press in the western Japan city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 23, 2016. The 123-meter tall Redhorse Osaka Wheel, the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, will begin operations on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tallest Ferris wheel in Japan

Tallest Ferris wheel in Japan

A Ferris wheel at Expocity, one of Japan's largest multi-use complexes, is unveiled to the press in the western Japan city of Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 23, 2016. The 123-meter tall Redhorse Osaka Wheel, the tallest Ferris wheel in Japan, will begin operations on July 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo