By SAORI KURODA/ Staff Writer
February 14, 2024 at 18:31 JST
A manhole rises up about 1.2 meters high in the middle of a road. In the background, workers remove another protruding manhole in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 31. (Saori Kuroda)
Underground manhole shafts are rising from the road by over a meter in some areas impacted by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, obstructing roads, hampering recovery efforts and vexing citizens. [Read More]
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