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Japan: Water Gushes Out of Manholes in Tokyo Amid Severe Rainfall 2

On Thursday, September 11, sudden thunderstorms hit the southern Kanto region, including Tokyo, causing rapidly changing weather and record-breaking rainfall in some areas. This video shows water gushing out of a manhole at a park in Ota Ward, Tokyo.

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Japan: Water Gushes Out Of Manhole in Tokyo Amid Severe Rainfall

Heavy rain battered Tokyo and surrounding areas on Thursday, September 11, flooding streets, cutting power to over 7,000 homes, grounding flights, and triggering emergency alerts for floods and landslides. This video shows floodwater gushing out of a manhole in Meguro Ward, Tokyo.

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Japan: Typhoon Peipah Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding from West to East 8

Typhoon Peipah made landfall early Friday, September 5, bringing heavy rain and flooding across a wide area from western to eastern Japan. The typhoon first came ashore near Sukumo City in Kochi Prefecture before dawn, then made a second landfall in northern Wakayama Prefecture around 9:00 a.m. This video shows flooded streets and water bursting out of a manhole.

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[Breaking News]Sewer inspection accident near Tokyo

GYODA, Japan, Aug. 2 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters conducting rescue operations in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2025, after four workers fell into a manhole. (Kyodo)

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Sewer inspection accident near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters conducting rescue operations in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2025, after four workers fell into a manhole.

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Sewer inspection accident near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters conducting rescue operations in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2025, after four workers fell into a manhole.

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Sewer inspection accident near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters conducting rescue operations in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2025, after four workers fell into a manhole.

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Sewer inspection accident near Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows firefighters conducting rescue operations in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Aug. 2, 2025, after four workers fell into a manhole.

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Kharkiv under Russian drone attack

Two firefighters reach for a fire hydrant during a response effort to a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on April 8, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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US: Manhole Explosion Sparks Fires on Texas Tech Campus, Causing Power Outage and Evacuation 2

A manhole explosion occurred on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday, March 12, leading to a power outage and evacuation. There were no injuries reported.

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US: Manhole Explosion Sparks Fires on Texas Tech Campus, Causing Power Outage and Evacuation

A manhole explosion occurred on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday, March 12, leading to a power outage and evacuation. There were no injuries reported.

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Manhole cover with popular ghost manga character

Photo shows a miniature version of a manhole cover with an illustration of Kitaro, the protagonist of the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" by manga creator Shigeru Mizuki in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2024. The city began giving out the item as one of its gift incentives for "hometown tax" donations.

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

A manhole in Paiporta, on November 8, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. Ten days after the tragedy, the emergency services are pushing the search for missing persons in Valencia to the limit. The number of fatalities remains at 219 and the number of missing persons is 78. Today, the Government announced that the next Council of Ministers will approve new aid for those affected by the DANA, which will be returned in five to seven years. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods Cleanup Efforts Continue - Spain

A woman opens a manhole in Aldaia, on November 9, 2024, in Aldaia, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain. The search for possible victims of the DANA in the province of Valencia continues today with the deployment of search teams in the deepest areas of the Albufera, while work also continues in the area of the Magro River, the Rambla de Poio, the mouth of the Turia River and the sea. According to the first Emergencies report on the impact of the DANA, about 2,450 firefighters from more than 40 agencies are operating in the areas affected by the floods, in addition to 8,000 military personnel, including 52 divers. In addition, 25,000 hectares have been affected in Valencia by the cold drop. As for the number of victims, only in the province of Valencia, 215 people have been confirmed dead due to the SWD and at least 78 people are still missing. Photo by Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ten days in Valencia after the passage of the DANA

A manhole in Paiporta, on November 8, 2024, in Valencia, Valencian Community (Spain). Ten days after the tragedy, the emergency services are pushing the search for missing persons in Valencia to the limit. The number of fatalities remains at 219 and the number of missing persons is 78. Today, the Government announced that the next Council of Ministers will approve new aid for those affected by the DANA, which will be returned in five to seven years. Photo by Eduardo Manzana / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Italy: Water Gushes Out Of Manhole In Naples As Thunderstorm Hits Campania

Heavy rainfall hit Campania on Tuesday, September 17 causing flash flooding across the region. This video shows floodwater gushing out of a manhole in Naples during the storm.

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BOTSWANA-ELEPHANT-PIPELINE-DAMAGE

(240712) -- GABORONE, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Elephants and zebras drink water at a damaged manhole pipeline near Phuduhudu village along the A3 highway in northwest Botswana on June 28, 2024. Botswana has spent 2.61 million pula (about 193,000 U.S. dollars) on repairing water pipelines damaged by elephants over the past five years, the country's water authority revealed Friday. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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BOTSWANA-ELEPHANT-PIPELINE-DAMAGE

(240712) -- GABORONE, July 12, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Elephants drink water at a damaged manhole pipeline near Phuduhudu village along the A3 highway in northwest Botswana on June 28, 2024. Botswana has spent 2.61 million pula (about 193,000 U.S. dollars) on repairing water pipelines damaged by elephants over the past five years, the country's water authority revealed Friday. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Father And Son Rescued After Falling Into Manhole In Wuhan

A boy, together with his father, was rescued after falling into a manhole in Wuhan, Hubei on May 25. The filmer of the video rushed to the scene after hearing people yelling to call for the police. Initially thinking it was a traffic accident, he realized that a father and son were in a manhole upon close inspection. Passersby and police used a rope to pull the father and son after a wooden pole was too slippery to help in the rescue. The filmer stopped recording and assisted in the rescue. He later found out from the father that when his 2 sons were playing on the street, they accidentally stepped on an unsecured manhole cover and the younger one fell into the manhole.

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Building bomb shelter in Zaporizhzhia

ZAPORIZHZHIA, UKRAINE - APRIL 1, 2024 - A man with a ladder stands by a manhole as a senior woman walks past near a new modular underground bomb shelter designed for 100 people that is being built in the yard of the five-storey residential building that was damaged by a Russian S-300 missile on October 6, 2022, and is now being restored, Zaporizhzhia, southeastern Ukraine.

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Aftermath of strong quake in central Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 20, 2024, shows a protruding manhole in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, following a strong earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula and surrounding areas in central Japan on Jan. 1.

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Rebuilding residential quarter in Irpin

IRPIN, UKRAINE - JANUARY 23, 2024 - Builders look inside a shaft as the residential quarter on Bahirova Street damaged during the Russian invasion is being rebuilt, Irpin, Kyiv region, northern Ukraine.

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Chernihiv

CHERNIHIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 21, 2023 - A manhole cover features the coat of arms of Chernihiv, northern Ukraine.

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-GUANGZHOU-RAINFALL (CN)

(230908) -- GUANGZHOU, Sept. 8, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members fence off a manhole on a flooded road in Panyu District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 8, 2023. Affected by the residual cloud system outside Typhoon Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, and monsoon, many cities and counties in the Pearl River Delta region has experienced torrential rains since Thursday, with extremely heavy rainstorm lashing some areas. According to the monitoring of the meteorological observatory of Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong, from 8:00 a.m. Thursday to 3:00 a.m. Friday, the city witnessed this year's strongest rainstorm, reaching a particularly serious level. The flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters of south China's Guangdong Province updated the emergency response for heavy rain-triggered flooding from Level IV to Level II, the second-highest level, at 1:30 a.m. Friday. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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Manhole cover (Kyushu Railway)

Rare manhole covers installed near the Hidahikosan Line BRT and Hikoboshi Line stations.=Date:August 23, 2023,Place:Kyushu region

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CHINA-TIANJIN-FLOOD-RELIEF WORK (CN)

(230805) -- TIANJIN, Aug. 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Han Jianxiang (R), secretary of the Communist Party of China branch of Nanerpu Village and director of the Nanerpu Village Committee, and a local official inspect a manhole cover in Nanerpu village of Taitou Town, Jinghai District, north China's Tianjin Municipality, Aug. 4, 2023. All residents of 18 villages under the administration of the Taitou Town have been evacuated to safety before noon of Aug. 3. All the town's flood rescue teams including members of the armed police force in Tianjin, the Blue Sky Rescue Team, local officials and rescue workers are standing by to brace for flooding from upstream river which is expected to arrive here on Aug. 4. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-BEIJING-RAINSTORM (CN)

(230730) -- BEIJING, July 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Water drainage workers inspect a manhole on a road amid the rain in Chaoyang District, Beijing, capital of China, July 30, 2023. Impacted by Typhoon Doksuri, the fifth typhoon of this year, heavy rainfall has hit north China regions, including Beijing, Hebei and Shandong. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)

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Take Strict Precautions Against Super Typhoon Doksuri

JINAN, CHINA - JULY 29, 2023 - Police clean the cover of a manhole blocked by debris during a rainstorm in Jinan, Shandong province, China, July 29, 2023.

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A Water Main Broke Flooding Several Blocks - Montreal

Firefighters remove a manhole cover after a water main broke flooding several blocks Friday, July 28, 2023 in Montreal.Photo by Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

Photo taken on Feb, 20, 2023, shows a manhole cover with an illustration of Maetel, a lead character in Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto's famous "Galaxy Express 999" comic series, in the Fukuoka prefectural city of Kitakyushu, his hometown in southwestern Japan. Matsumoto died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Muddy water spouts from a manhole on a street where sandbags are piled along its sides in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014. The area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Investigators wearing masks examine a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters examine a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters wash a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows investigators examining a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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Gas poisoning at sewer work site

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows investigators examining a sewer work site around a manhole in the Kurihama district in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2014. Four sewer maintenance workers were found lying earlier the same day near the manhole, where hydrogen sulfide was detected.

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5 workers washed away in Tokyo underground sewage system

TOKYO, Japan - Rescue officers check a manhole in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Aug. 5 to search for five workers who were washed away during repair work in an underground sewage system. Heavy rain with thunder and lightning had hit parts of Tokyo at the time of the accident.

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5 die in sewage dredging work, gas poisoning suspected

NAGOYA, Japan - Policemen investigate a manhole leading to a swage drain in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, on March 11, where five workers died apparently from gas poisoning while dredging it. A high concentration of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic substance, was detected in the drain.

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Police inspect key sites ahead of Bush visit

TOKYO, Japan - Two riot policemen check a manhole near the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Feb. 12 as the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department stepped up security around the embassy ahead of U.S. President George W. Bush's Feb. 17-19 visit to Japan.

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Fatal explosion in Tokyo

Rescue workers are pictured at the site of an explosion in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward where water supply facility repair work was conducted on Dec. 6, 2022. Two men, believed to be working in a manhole at the time of the explosion, died.

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Tour de France 2022 to kick off first stages in Denmark

STORY: Tour de France 2022 to kick off first stages in Denmark DATELINE: June 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:05 LOCATION: Copenhagen CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. time-lapse of yellow mini Eiffel Tower in Copenhagen 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CHIRISTIAN PRUDHOMME, General director of the Tour De France 3. facilities and roads decorated with symbolic colors of the Tour de France in Copenhagen and around Denmark 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SOPHIE HAESTORP ANDERSEN, Mayor of Copenhagen 5. the Tour de France manhole cover 6. painted wooden bicycle rider shirts in Nyborg city of Denmark 7. various of bikers in a pre-match trial racing STORYLINE: The first three stages of the Tour de France 2022 will kick off in the Danish capital of Copenhagen and other cities around the Nordic country from July 1 to 3. The three Danish stages of the 109th Tour de France are expected to take riders through bicycle-friendly cities, breathtaking nature, and UNESCO-protected history. Stage 1 is a 13-km single start in Copenhagen, while Sta

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Covid-19 Crisis - Bangladesh

Please hide child's face prior to the publication - Asma Begum holding her three-month daughter, sells vegetable on the footpath in Dhaka University area as her husband lost his manhole cleaning job due to the countrywide Coivd-19 restrictions, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 22, 2021. Photo by Suvra Anti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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5 die in sewage dredging work, gas poisoning suspected

NAGOYA, Japan - Policemen investigate a manhole leading to a swage drain in Handa, Aichi Prefecture, on March 11, where five workers died apparently from gas poisoning while dredging it. A high concentration of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic substance, was detected in the drain.

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The Last Wave (1977)

Richard Chamberlain Characters: David Burton Film: The Last Wave (1977) Director: Peter Weir 01 November 1977 Date: 01 November 1977