Good morning from Minneapolis, where showers and thunderstorms have broken our heat wave.
74℉ early Saturday; south-southwest wind at 9 gusting to 20 mph; sky overcast; visibility 10 miles at the airport.
Keep your friends close and your dogs closer.
Be careful. Beware of sinkholes.
The sinkhole that emerged in Saitama Prefecture earlier this year is a warning that all levels of government must coordinate to upgrade Japan's aging infrastructure. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/19/japan/society/japan-sinkholes-infrastructure/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sinkholes #saitama #infrastructure
https://www.europesays.com/2089518/ That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb #infrastructure #japan #Saitama #sinkholes
A body found inside the cab of a truck that fell into a sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture in January has been identified as the truck's 74-year-old driver, prefectural police said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/14/japan/sinkhole-driver-identified/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #yashio #sinkholes
https://www.europesays.com/2049254/ In South Korea, you can shop, dine and even see a doctor underground. But risks may lurk beneath #COEXMall #Conflicts #GOTOMal #Métro #NorthKorea #SeoulSubway #sinkholes #SubwayStations #UndergroundShoppingMall
Rescuers have recovered the body of a truck driver who was swallowed by a huge sinkhole in Saitama Prefecture three months ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/02/japan/saitama-sinkhole-driver-body-recovered/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #yashio #saitama #sinkholes #sewage
Police and other authorities on Thursday inspected the inside of a sewage pipe at the site of a road collapse in late January in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, for the first time. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/01/japan/japan-sinkhole-search-resume/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #saitama #sinkholes #japanesepolice #firefighters
