Watch How The Japanese Government Fixed This Giant Sinkhole In Two Days
Efficiency at its best.
By John Lim — 16 Nov 2016, 10:18 AM
The Japanese city of Fukuoka has reopened a busy street just days after it collapsed into a giant sinkhole on Tuesday, 8 November
The 30m by 27m and 15m deep sinkhole opened up outside a busy railway station in the city of Fukuoka, damaging the road and threatening nearby buildings. Fortunately, no injuries were reported.
However, it took about two days for workers to completely mend the sinkhole and a few more days after that for officials to perform the required safety checks on the road
Demonstrating to the rest of the world how it should be done, workers could be seen rushing to repair power cuts, restore gas, and water supplies, as well as fill up the sinkhole with 6,200 cubic metres of sand and cement.
The hole was fixed within 48 hours, although it was only reopened for public use after the relevant safety checks were carried out.
The street eventually reopened on Tuesday, 15 November, exactly a week after the ground began sinking
According to the mayor Soichiro Takashima, the affected ground is now 30 times stronger than before.
