Eighty missing after Japan landslide, search races time, weather
Members of Japanese Self-Defence Forces conduct rescue and search operartion at a mudslide site caused by heavy rain at Izusan district in Atami, west of Tokyo, Japan July 5, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Kyodo/via REUTERS
July 5, 2021
By Daniel Leussink and Elaine Lies
TOKYO (Reuters) -Rescuers in Japan searched desperately on Monday for survivors among 80 people believed to be still missing two days after landslides tore through the seaside city of Atami, destroying houses and burying roads under mud and rock.
The official death toll in the city, 90 km (60 miles) southwest of Tokyo, stood at three, according to Mayor Sakae Saito, while the number of missing had come down from 113 earlier on Monday morning.
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A devastating mudslide which swept away homes and cars in a town in Japan has left two people dead and around 20 missing, according to officials.
The deluge, which crashed into rows of houses following heavy rains in Atami, a town southwest of Tokyo, has left 130 properties damaged and many people feared dead.
Emergency services made up of around 1,000 people including troops, firefighters and coast guard ships have been working to clear the mud from the streets and reach those thought to be trapped below.
The aerial image shows the devastation of the mudslide that has ripped through homes in Izusan in Atami