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| Japan fixes giant 30 metre city sinkhole in just two days | Japan fixes giant 30 metre city sinkhole in just two days |
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| A Japanese city on Tuesday reopened a busy street that collapsed into a giant sinkhole, with the efforts of workers who toiled around the clock drawing praise on social media. | |
| The gigantic sinkhole, measuring around 30 metres (98 feet) wide and 15 metres deep, appeared last Tuesday in a bustling business district in the southwestern city of Fukuoka, swallowing part of a five-lane street. | The gigantic sinkhole, measuring around 30 metres (98 feet) wide and 15 metres deep, appeared last Tuesday in a bustling business district in the southwestern city of Fukuoka, swallowing part of a five-lane street. |
| The sinkhole, apparently triggered by subway construction in the area, had exposed the support columns of nearby buildings at a traffic intersection. | The sinkhole, apparently triggered by subway construction in the area, had exposed the support columns of nearby buildings at a traffic intersection. |
| Japanese workers toiled continuously, dumping huge amounts of wet cement and sand into the gaping hole and fixing electricity, gas and water lines that had stopped following the accident. | |
| The hole was fixed within just two days, although it was only reopened for public use after the relevant safety checks were carried out, according to the Guardian. | |
| IT eventually reopened at 5 am Tuesday, Fukuoka Mayor Soichiro Takashima said in a statement, exactly a week after the ground began sinking. | |
| "We're very sorry for causing great trouble," Takashima said, noting that a ban on access to surrounding buildings was lifted. | "We're very sorry for causing great trouble," Takashima said, noting that a ban on access to surrounding buildings was lifted. |
| Miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident in Fukuoka, the biggest city on the southernmost main island of Kyushu. | Miraculously, no one was hurt in the accident in Fukuoka, the biggest city on the southernmost main island of Kyushu. |
| Many on social media expressed amazement at the quick recovery. | Many on social media expressed amazement at the quick recovery. |
| "I'm surprised the road reopened in a week!," one Twitter user said. | "I'm surprised the road reopened in a week!," one Twitter user said. |
| "Impressive. That was fast," said another. | "Impressive. That was fast," said another. |
| AFP | AFP |