Start-up to forecast risk of sinkholes due to damaged pipes as infrastructure ages across Japan
A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at ...
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Govt to survey sewage pipes across Japan in response to Saitama sinkhole
The government plans to conduct a survey on key sewage pipes across Japan in response to the road collapse that ...
Daily Mail4d
Moment motorcyclist falls to his death in a SINKHOLE after it suddenly opened in the middle of a busy road
The incident comes after an elderly truck driver in Japan was ... northeast of Tokyo. Television footage captured the asphalt road cracking and collapsing into the sinkhole, knocking down billboards.
Nippon10d
Buried Timebombs: Saitama Sinkhole Draws Attention to Japan’s Aging Wastewater Infrastructure
The sinkhole also damaged the stormwater system, raising the risk of flooding when spring and summer rains arrive. Japan has seen an uptick in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather like ...
Motorcyclist dies after being swallowed by sinkhole in South Korea
A motorcyclist died after he fell into a sinkhole in the South Korean capital, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest such fatal incident.
The Star6d
Start-up to forecast risk of sinkholes due to damaged pipes as infrastructure ages across Japan
TOKYO (Japan News/ANN): A start-up established by ... As it is believed that a sinkhole accident in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, was caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe, the start ...