Water inside a large sinkhole near Tokyo continued Wednesday to hamper efforts to rescue a man in a truck trapped inside, with local authorities warning of the risk of further expansion.A new sinkhole was also formed early Wednesday near the site in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, where a sewer pipe running underground was found damaged. To reduce the flow of water in the sinkholes, the prefectural government took the emergency step of discharging wastewater into a nearby river.Residents in a total of 12 cities and towns have been urged to refrain from using the sewage system, affecting some 1.…READ FULL ARTICLE
