A 4-meter-long sinkhole opened near a busy shopping district in central Fukuoka on Tuesday morning, forcing a closure of the area, though no injuries were reported.Police received an emergency call at 9:50 a.m. reporting a collapsed sidewalk along a major road in the city. The hole, which spanned both the road and the sidewalk, measured about 2 meters wide and 2 meters deep, they said.Construction work on a rainwater drainage system has been underway nearby since last month, local authorities said, adding that surrounding soil may have seeped into the pipes through gaps, causing the surface…READ FULL ARTICLE
