1 dead, 1 missing after soil collapse at central Japan construction site -Xinhua

1 dead, 1 missing after soil collapse at central Japan construction site

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2026-10-29 16:35:01

TOKYO, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- One worker died, and another remained missing after they were buried under soil at a water pipe construction site in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Thursday, local media reported.

The local fire department received a call at around 1 p.m. local time reporting that two people had been buried under soil while working at the site in Anjo City, public broadcaster NHK reported.

One of the two workers was rescued but was later confirmed dead at a hospital. As of 4 p.m., the other had not been found, and firefighters and other responders were continuing rescue efforts, the report said. ■