A motorcyclist has died after plunging into a sinkhole that appeared suddenly in Seoul, South Korea on Monday, March 24.

A motorcyclist was found dead Tuesday around 18 hours after he vanished into a massive sinkhole that opened up in Seoul, ...

Sinkhole accidents are rare in South Korea, with fewer than 200 reported cases every year on average – significantly less ...

and that rescue workers found his Japanese-made motorcycle and mobile phone before reaching his body. Kim said rescuers used ...

Sinkhole accidents are rare in South Korea, with fewer than 200 reported cases every year on average -- significantly less than the number recorded in neighboring Japan.

and that rescue workers found his Japanese-made motorcycle and mobile phone before reaching his body. Kim said rescuers used ...

A sinkhole accident in Yashio is believed to have been caused by damage to an underground sewage pipe. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The sinkhole also damaged the stormwater system, raising the risk of flooding when spring and summer rains arrive. Japan has seen an uptick in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather like ...

A motorcyclist died after he fell into a sinkhole in the South Korean capital, authorities said Tuesday, in the latest such fatal incident.

In a similar incident this year in the Japanese city of Yashio, a sinkhole the size of a large swimming pool swallowed a truck and its driver. The 74-year-old driver was never found after a two ...