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Giant Underground Pipe Mysteriously Rises over 30 Feet, Bursting Through Road in Japan
A 3.5-meter diameter pipe surged 13 meters above ground at a central Osaka sewer site, scattering debris and prompting road closures, officials said.
- On Wednesday morning, a 30-meter-long metal pipe at a sewer construction site in Kita Ward, Osaka, suddenly protruded more than 10 meters above ground beneath the elevated Shin-Midosuji highway.
- Workers had been pumping accumulated groundwater from the pipe on Tuesday and early Wednesday, and officials are investigating whether this removal contributed to the pipe's sudden emergence.
- Concrete fragments scattered across the roadway near Hankyu Osaka-Umeda Station, prompting police to close parts of National Route 423 and causing significant traffic congestion in the busy Umeda district.
- Hiroaki Miyazaki, head of the city's sewer department, apologized for the major inconvenience, while officials warned the pipe could rise further and potentially strike the elevated highway above.
- Workers are injecting water into the pipe to force it back underground, but city officials remain uncertain when the Shin-Midosuji road closure can be lifted due to ongoing safety concerns.
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The Japanese authorities opened a study on the appearance of a massive steel cylinder on Friday, which has the height of a four-stage property and has emerged from the ground during canal work, causing amputation.
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An imposing steel cylinder pops up from the ground in Osaka, sowing confusion and causing traffic jams, while the authorities are trying to unravel the mystery of this sudden appearance.
Japanese authorities are investigating Friday how a large steel cylinder suddenly emerged from the ground during sewer construction in Osaka, reaching the height of a four-story building.
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