Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work

Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an area around JR Hakata Station in downtown Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, where a huge sinkhole opened up at a crossing near the station. The city office said it suspects the cause of the accident was linked to ongoing construction work for the Nanakuma Line subway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work

Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work

Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima speaks at a press conference in the southwestern Japan city on Nov. 8, 2016, after a huge sinkhole opened up beneath a major road near JR Hakata Station earlier in the day. While there were no immediate reports of injury, the city office said it suspects ongoing construction work for the Nanakuma Line subway may have caused the accident. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Huge sinkhole at subway construction site causes havoc in Fukuoka

Huge sinkhole at subway construction site causes havoc in Fukuoka

Workers using pumper trucks pour concrete-mixed dirt into a huge sinkhole at a crossing near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2016, caused earlier in the day apparently by construction work for the Nanakuma subway line. The incident disrupted traffic, power supplies and banking systems, with local authorities evacuating nearby areas for fear of gas leaks and more cave-ins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Huge sinkhole at subway construction site causes havoc in Fukuoka

Huge sinkhole at subway construction site causes havoc in Fukuoka

Workers using pumper trucks pour concrete-mixed dirt into a huge sinkhole at a crossing near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2016, caused earlier in the day apparently by construction work for the Nanakuma subway line. The incident disrupted traffic, power supplies and banking systems, with local authorities evacuating nearby areas for fear of gas leaks and more cave-ins. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work

Huge sinkhole disrupts Fukuoka, linked to subway work

Photo taken Nov. 8, 2016, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a huge sinkhole at a crossing near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 8, 2016. The city office said it suspects the cause of the accident was linked to ongoing construction work for the Nanakuma Line subway. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo