Rescuers have been struggling with the operation as the hole expands since opening up on Tuesday in Yashio city, on the outskirts of Tokyo.
: Japanese rescuers completed building a slope on Saturday to reach a truck driver stuck in a sinkhole, officials said, four days after his vehicle was swallowed by the cavity now 40 metres wide.
Soil and debris covering the cabin of the 74-year-old driver have prevented any communication with him since midday on Tuesday. The hole was initially around five metres in diameter but combined with a larger cavity that opened during the rescue operation on Tuesday night.
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