Sinkhole in Japan widens as rescuers try to save truck driver

Rescue workers in Japan are attempting to save a trapped truck driver from a widening sinkhole in Yashio city, Saitama prefecture, caused by a ruptured sewage pipe. The 10m-wide crater has doubled in size, swallowing a truck and prompting evacuations of 200 households amid fears of a gas leak. Sinkholes are becoming more common in Japan due to aging infrastructure, with previous incidents in Fukuoka and Kuala Lumpur highlighting the risks they pose to residents and infrastructure.

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