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Auspicious or ominous? Lion dancers in Malaysia fall into sinkhole on 7th day of Chinese New Year
MALAYSIA: A Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration in Sabah took a dramatic turn when an unexpected disaster interrupted a lion dance performance. Just as the dancers captivated onlookers with their ...
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Malaysia: Jalan Masjid India shopping district revitalised ahead of the festive season after KL sinkhole tragedy
In August 2024, 48-year-old Indian tourist Ms Vijayalaksmi fell into an 8-metre-deep sinkhole that suddenly opened on the ...
KL sinkhole tragedy: Jalan Masjid India shopping area returns to life in time for the festive season
An Indian tourist fell into a sinkhole in the popular tourist shopping district in August 2024. Read more at straitstimes.com ...
Malaysia’s Jalan Masjid India shopping area returns to life, five months after sinkhole tragedy
A shopping district in Kuala Lumpur is gearing up for its busiest period of the year, five months after it made global ...
The Straits Times14d
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length; driver still missing
YASHIO, Japan – Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp on Jan 31 to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole ...
RTE Online14d
Japan sinkhole grows as man, 74, unheard from for three days
Emergency workers in Japan have begun building a ramp to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole this week. The cavity ...
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Truck Driver, 74, Was Swallowed by a Giant Sinkhole in Japan. 4 Days Later, Rescue Teams Are Still Trying to Reach His Vehicle
The man reportedly became trapped inside his truck when it fell into a sinkhole on Tuesday, Jan. 28 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in ...
Bangkok Post14d
Japan sinkhole grows to almost Olympic pool length
YASHIO (JAPAN) — Emergency workers in Japan began building a ramp Friday to try and reach a 74-year-old truck driver who has not been heard from since his vehicle was swallowed by a sinkhole ...
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Rescuers in Japan struggle to save truck driver trapped in sinkhole for three days
Emergency workers in Japan are struggling to rescue a truck driver who has spent three days stuck in a massive sinkhole in a city just north of Tokyo. The 74-year-old man, who has not been ...
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Giant sinkhole swallows truck and driver in Japan; mass evacuations ordered
Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese authorities have asked hundreds of residents near Tokyo to evacuate as a sinkhole at an intersection grew to more than 130 feet wide, hampering rescuers racing to ...
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5 things to know for Jan. 31: Plane collision, Confirmation hearings, Pain medicine, Japan sinkhole, FireAid benefit concerts
The FDA on Thursday approved the first new type of pain medication in 25 years. The drug, suzetrigine, is a 50-milligram prescription pill that’s taken every 12 hours after a larger starter dose ...
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A sinkhole swallowed a truck driver in Japan. It’s expanding and residents are worried
Takashi Oguchi, a geographer from the University of Tokyo, said sinkholes are rare in Japan, where most roads are built on unconsolidated fluvial and marine sediments. But he warned that when a ...