Battling the heat

Battling the heat

KUWANA, Japan - People pack a swimming pool at Nagashima Spaland amusement park in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, in central Japan on Aug. 18, 2010. The temperature topped 38 C in the city as the heat wave continued across Japan.

World's tallest roller coaster stops suddenly, 2 hurt

World's tallest roller coaster stops suddenly, 2 hurt

TSU, Japan - The world's tallest and longest roller coaster at Nagashima Spaland in Nagashima, Mie Prefecture, halted suddenly on Aug. 23, seriously injuring one passenger and another person at a nearby pool. The first car of the Steel Dragon 2000 roller coaster stopped about 8 meters above the ground after running off the track.

Battling the heat

Battling the heat

KUWANA, Japan - People cool themselves in water at Nagashima Spaland amusement park in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, in central Japan on Aug. 18, 2010. The temperature topped 38 C in the city as the heat wave continued across Japan. (Kyodo)

Battling the heat

Battling the heat

KUWANA, Japan - People pack a swimming pool at Nagashima Spaland amusement park in the city of Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, in central Japan on Aug. 18, 2010. The temperature topped 38 C in the city as the heat wave continued across Japan. (Kyodo)

Glitch causes roller coaster in Mie amusement park into emergency stop

Glitch causes roller coaster in Mie amusement park into emergency stop

Photo taken April 3, 2017, shows a roller coaster at the Nagashima Spaland amusement park in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, after it made an emergency stop. A technical glitch is suspected as the cause of the incident in which no one was injured. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

World's tallest roller coaster stops suddenly, 2 hurt

World's tallest roller coaster stops suddenly, 2 hurt

TSU, Japan - The world's tallest and longest roller coaster at Nagashima Spaland in Nagashima, Mie Prefecture, halted suddenly on Aug. 23, seriously injuring one passenger and another person at a nearby pool. The first car of the Steel Dragon 2000 roller coaster stopped about 8 meters above the ground after running off the track. (Kyodo)