By MARI YAMAGUCHI and YURI KAGEYAMA
Associated Press Jul 3, 2021
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TOKYO (AP) A gush of mud that swept away homes and cars in a resort town southwest of Tokyo left at least two people dead and about 20 missing, officials said Sunday.
Ten people were rescued and as many as 80 homes buried in Atami, where hundreds of firefighters, military troops and three coast guard ships worked from daybreak Saturday to try to reach those believed to be trapped or carried away by the mudslide.
The deluge crashed down a mountainside into rows of houses following heavy rains that began several days ago. Bystanders, their gasps of horror audible, caught the scene on cell phone video. Witnesses said they heard a giant roar and then watched helplessly as homes got gobbled up by the muddy waves.
2 dead, 20 missing after mudslide rips through Atami in Japan Associated Press
A gush of mud that swept away homes and cars in a resort town southwest of Tokyo left at least two people dead and about 20 missing, officials said Sunday.
Ten people were rescued and as many as 80 homes buried in Atami, where hundreds of firefighters, military troops and three coast guard ships worked from daybreak Saturday to try to reach those believed to be trapped or carried away by the mudslide.
The deluge crashed down a mountainside into rows of houses following heavy rains that began several days ago. Bystanders, their gasps of horror audible, caught the scene on cell phone video. Witnesses said they heard a giant roar and then watched helplessly as homes got gobbled up by the muddy waves.
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Rescuers check a damaged vehicle at the site of a mudslide in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo
At least two people are dead and about 20 are missing after a mudslide swept away homes and cars in a resort town southwest of Tokyo, Japanese officials said.
Ten people were rescued and as many as 80 homes buried in Atami, where hundreds of firefighters, military troops and three coast guard ships worked from daybreak on Saturday to try to reach those believed to be trapped or carried away by the mudslide.
The deluge crashed down a mountainside into rows of houses following heavy rains that began several days ago.
Japan s leader pushes rescue after deadly mudslide hits town
Kantaro Komiya
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A Japan Self Defense Force member drives its vehicle for rescue work though a police road block near a mudslide area following heavy rains at the Izusan district in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, west of Tokyo, Sunday, July 4, 2021. The mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into rows of houses in the town following heavy rains on Saturday, leaving multiple people missing, officials said. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
TOKYO – More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a resort town southwest of Tokyo, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars.
Kantaro Komiya July 04, 2021 - 1:10 AM
ATAMI, Japan (AP) â More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a resort town southwest of Tokyo, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters 19 people had been rescued, and 130 homes and other buildings were damaged in Atami.
Two people were dead, but more were feared missing, he said speaking after an emergency Cabinet meeting. Earlier, disaster officials said 20 were unaccounted for, but warned the number may rise. Shizuoka prefecture officials said three people had been injured.