In the Japanese city of Fukuoka, a sinkhole was reported to the local crisis management office. The sinkhole started off as two smaller 25 feet wide holes underneath an area that was under construction to extend a subway tunnel.
The sinkhole which is extended to a massive 90 feet wide by 100 feet long by 50 feet deep appeared in a business district, swallowing part of a five-lane street.
Residents nearby the sinkhole were evecuated. No injuries are reported from the recent sinkhole.
Japanese workers toiled continuously for a week, 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 street reopened at 5am on Tuesday, exactly a week after the ground began sinking.
Many on social media expressed amazement at the quick recovery.
"I'm surprised the road reopened in a week!," one Twitter user said.
"Impressive. That was fast," said another.
Source: Forbes
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