• Road tunnel collapsed in Japan, cars trapped inside, black smoke pouring out
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[t]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64510000/jpg/_64510799_w9oyop5p.jpg[/t] [t]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64510000/jpg/_64510772_50t3j4cz.jpg[/t] [t]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64510000/jpg/_64510790_qqbt2hz8.jpg[/t] [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20571218[/url] [quote=BBC News][B]A major road tunnel has collapsed in Japan, trapping a number of vehicles and leaving at least seven people missing, media reports say.[/B] Survivors described how large sections of concrete fell on top of cars in the Sasago tunnel. A fire broke out and rescuers said a number of charred bodies had been seen. The incident started at 08:00 local time (23:00 GMT Saturday), about 80km (50 miles) west of Tokyo on a road that links it to the city of Nagoya. The tunnel is one of the longest in Japan. [B]'Frightened'[/B] Pictures from closed circuit TV cameras inside the tunnel showed a section of up to 100m (328ft) that had caved in on the Tokyo-bound lanes on the Chuo Expressway in Yamanashi prefecture. Thick black smoke blew out of the tunnel, hampering the rescue, which had to be suspended for several hours because a further collapse was feared. When it resumed, the first fatalities were found. A spokesman for Yamanashi Prefectural Police told Agence France-Presse: "A number of charred bodies were confirmed inside. The number of dead is not known." The BBC's Rupert Wingfield Hayes, in Tokyo, says CCTV pictures now show rescuers moving freely over the collapsed roof sections. He says there has already been criticism of the rescue services, which media say took three hours to reach the collapse site. One woman who made her way out of the tunnel said she was with five other people in a van, but added: "I have no idea about what happened to the others. I don't know how many vehicles were ahead and behind ours." A reporter for the NHK broadcaster described driving through the tunnel as it began to collapse, seeing other cars trapped and on fire. His car was badly damaged, he said. Another survivor told the broadcaster that he saw "a concrete part of the ceiling fall off all of a sudden when I was driving inside. I saw a fire coming from a crushed car". Survivor Tomohiro Suzuki said: "A part of the ceiling, just as wide as the road, had collapsed straight down and broken in the middle into a V-shape." He and his family walked for an hour to get out, with the smoke worsening. "I heard after a while on the public address system that a fire had occurred inside the tunnel and the sprinkler system was going to be activated," he told Jiji Press. "I kept wondering when the fire would spread and catch us," Mr Suzuki said. The twin-bore Sasago tunnel is an estimated 4.3km (2.7 miles) long and is on one of the major highways out of Tokyo. The road has had to be closed because of the seriousness of the accident and this is expected to bring traffic chaos as thousands of weekend travellers head back to Tokyo on Sunday afternoon. Our correspondent says there will be serious question about how a major tunnel on one of Japan's most important traffic arteries could have failed so catastrophically, with the private company that runs the highway saying the tunnel had undergone a major inspection just two months ago and had been given a clean bill of health. Japan is prone to large earthquakes, but none were reported in the area in the morning. One tunnel expert, Prof Chikaosa Tanimoto, told AFP that earlier quakes or vehicle vibrations could have caused old ceiling panels or pillars to deteriorate.[/quote]
Imagine being in that scenario... [I]shit[/I]
Christ, japan has been having a shitty year
It's been shitty everywhere, Sandy, Egypt, Syria, record high temperatures. Tis a bad year.
I hope they had the sense to turn off their engines, that's just as dangerous as the fire.
[QUOTE=bob4life;38670770]Christ, japan has been having a shitty year[/QUOTE] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt1QcsVg43A[/media]
Well, guess through what I'm not driving anymore
Better get Sylvester Stallone down there ASAP.
Oh come on... Why Japan? Why anywhere for that matter but, Japan has been through so much shit lately.
[QUOTE=BandClassHAH;38670760]Imagine being in that scenario... [I]shit[/I][/QUOTE] [video=youtube;RK1h5OlTu3A]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK1h5OlTu3A[/video] [editline]1st December 2012[/editline] Skip to like 40 seconds, yeesh.
this is what happens when you have a huge natural disaster and you don't check the safety of major structures afterwards?
Black smoke = bad smoke. White smoke = good smoke. There is a fire and its burning all the oxygen.
[QUOTE=ChestyMcGee;38670989]this is what happens when you have a huge natural disaster and you don't check the safety of major structures afterwards?[/QUOTE] They've probably been doing that, but a country like Japan has a ton of tunnels, bridges, subway tunnels, buildings, etc. that need inspecting, and shit like that just takes time.
I don't know if the earthquake had much of an effect here? This is like 300 miles from the epicentre
Why do you guys keep saying Japan has had a bad year? The big quake was over a year and a half ago.
[QUOTE=Ridge;38673481]Why do you guys keep saying Japan has had a bad year? The big quake was over a year and a half ago.[/QUOTE] wow feels like it was like 6 months ago tops
[QUOTE=Ridge;38673481]Why do you guys keep saying Japan has had a bad year? The big quake was over a year and a half ago.[/QUOTE] where the fuck have i been since then feels like that happened during the summer
[QUOTE=Ridge;38673481]Why do you guys keep saying Japan has had a bad year? The big quake was over a year and a half ago.[/QUOTE] What the fuck. holy shit.
Have there been any updates on this yet?
Worst. Year. Ever. Edit I doubt there will be survivors. :(
[Quote]A spokesman for Yamanashi Prefectural Police told Agence France-Presse: "A number of charred bodies were confirmed inside. The number of dead is not known."[/quote] This is from the same, but updated article. Not good!
Fuck this month, nothing but terrible things seem to have happened so far. Yesterday my Kitten died and now a bunch of people in Japan died... FUCK YOU DECEMBER 2012
[QUOTE=cdlink14;38674162]Fuck this month, nothing but terrible things seem to have happened so far. Yesterday my Kitten died and now a bunch of people in Japan died... FUCK YOU DECEMBER 2012[/QUOTE] And to top it all off, the world's gonna end. A shitty month indeed.
[QUOTE=Worldwaker;38670820]It's been shitty everywhere, Sandy, Egypt, Syria, record high temperatures. Tis a bad year.[/QUOTE] The Mayans predicted it all!! We're all gonna die in a few days!
[QUOTE=kenji;38673761]What the fuck. holy shit.[/QUOTE] This site exists outside time and space. You need to be more careful to avoid timetravel hombre.
OP updated with pictures. 7 people are missing
I've been in that tunnel. It seriously a long ass tunnel.
9 confirmed dead apparently [url]http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2012/12/197034.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Ridge;38673481]Why do you guys keep saying Japan has had a bad year? The big quake was over a year and a half ago.[/QUOTE] holy fuck i didn't realize how long ago that was i think time is moving too fast. can we slow it down a bit, like DEFCON?
[QUOTE=Worldwaker;38670820]It's been shitty everywhere, Sandy, Egypt, Syria, record high temperatures. Tis a bad year.[/QUOTE] You all focus on the negative. I think this year, 2012, has so far been the best year in history.
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