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Japan rescue teams look for 20 missing in landslide

Members of Japanese Self-Defence Forces and firefighters conduct search and rescue operation at a mudslide site caused by heavy rain at Izusan district in Atami, west of Tokyo, Japan July 4, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. (Photo by Reuters)

Rain hampered Japanese rescuers seeking to find 20 missing people on Sunday (July 4) after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central city of Atami, killing at least two, Kyodo news agency said.

Local media reported that 19 people were rescued and about 130 buildings were affected after floods, landslides and cascading mud collapsed and half-submerged houses on Saturday (July 3) in the seaside city 90 km (60 miles) southwest of Tokyo.

About 1,100 people from the Shizuoka prefectural police, firefighters and Japan's military continued their search and rescue efforts, but their operations have been interrupted repeatedly due to a risk of ground loosening and warnings of secondary damage from rain, Kyodo said.

Local TV aired footage of collapsed and half-submerged houses, and rescue workers digging into mud in search for survivors.

In the affected area where intermittent rain continued, about 387 people have been evacuated as of midday on Sunday, the news agency said.

(Source: Reuters)


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