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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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