Sasago Tunnel Disaster

[OmniusGT]

I'm sure I'm not alone in saying all our thoughts go out to those who have been effected by the tunnel collapse 50 miles outside of Toyko

 

[CodeRedR51]

Umm, link?

Can't post a story like this without a source...

 

[Crispy]

I found two.

First

Second

 

[a6m5]

I'm still trying to get an idea of how big this was, but it looks like the authorities are still trying to figure out exactly how many were trapped inside?



They take great care in building structures over there, so even for a older tunnel, this is a pretty big news.

 

[Omnis]

Man, that's terrible. What's up with all of these engineering failures in Japan? Was the state responsible for inspections in the same way they were at Fukushima? This is getting ridiculous.

 

[ExigeEvan]

They take great care in building structures over there, so even for a older tunnel, this is a pretty big news.

A seriously bad era for Japanese Civil Engineers.


I wish the best of luck to the rescuers and their ongoing efforts.

 

[KinLM]

Just heard about this.


I hope the best for all affected by this, and wish safety and good fortune to those on the front lines doing the dirty work.

 

[sumbrownkid]

Dang, I hope they get everyone out alright.

This makes my paranoia of tunnel collapse grow even bigger...

 

[a6m5]

Man, that's terrible. What's up with all of these engineering failures in Japan? Was the state responsible for inspections in the same way they were at Fukushima? This is getting ridiculous.

A seriously bad era for Japanese Civil Engineers.


I wish the best of luck to the rescuers and their ongoing efforts.

Has there been a series of similar engineering failures in Japan? Honestly, this is the first one I've heard about in awhile, but it's not like I pay much attention to domestic news over there.

This makes my paranoia of tunnel collapse grow even bigger...

Mine's with bridges. We are likely to get struck by a megaquake in the Northwest, most estimate between now and a hundred years. Downtown Portland has a lot of bridges, very, very close to fault zones.

When I'm stuck in the traffic over one of these bridges, I sometimes wonder if I can drive off the bridge, get out of the car & run, or ................

 

[sumbrownkid]

Yeah I'd brush up on my swimming skills just in case you have to bail out over a collapsing bridge...

God forbid though for you to get into the situation to begin with.👍

 

[a6m5]

Yeah I'd brush up on my swimming skills just in case you have to bail out over a collapsing bridge...

You just gotta be lucky. Not worried about being able to float on the water. It's dodging the falling cars & chunks of concrete.

I forgot about this:

God forbid though for you to get into the situation to begin with.👍

I'm stocked up with water, non-perishable food, etc. I sometimes wonder if I should buy a helmet. In Japan, earthquakes were serious business, and they repeatedly trained us to protect the head. I don't know if it was based on some valid statistics pointing to most serious injuries involving head injuries in disaster, or what.