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ATAMI, JAPAN: Rescuers in a Japanese holiday city hit by a deadly landslide searched for survivors yesterday, climbing across cracked roofs and checking cars thrown onto engulfed buildings as more rain lashed the area.
At least two people are dead and 20 are still missing.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said about 19 people were rescued and about 130 buildings were affected after floods, landslides and cascading mud collapsed and half-submerged houses on Saturday in Atami, a seaside city 90km south-west of Tokyo, according to Kyodo news agency.
Some 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.
July 05, 2021 08:15
Rescuers in a Japanese holiday town hit by a deadly landslide searched for survivors Sunday, climbing across cracked roofs and checking cars thrown onto engulfed buildings as more rain lashed the area.
Two people have been confirmed dead after the disaster at the hot spring resort of Atami in central Japan, with 10 others rescued and around 20 still missing, a local government official said.
Torrents of mud crashed through part of the town on Saturday morning following days of heavy rain, sweeping away hillside homes and turning residential areas into a quagmire that stretched down to the nearby coast. It s possible that the number of damaged houses and buildings is as many as 130. I mourn the loss of life, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told ministers at an emergency meeting. This rainy-season front is expected to keep causing heavy rain in many areas. There is a fear that land disasters could occur even when the rain stops, he warned.
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An air-conditioning unit dangled from one devastated home with solar panels on the roof. (Photo: AFP/CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)
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ATAMI, Japan: Rescuers in a Japanese town hit by a deadly landslide climbed onto cracked roofs and searched cars thrown onto engulfed buildings on Sunday (Jul 4), as more rain lashed the area.
Two people have been confirmed dead after the disaster at the hot-spring resort of Atami in central Japan, with 10 people rescued and around 20 still missing, a local government official said.
ATAMI, JAPAN (AFP) - Rescuers in a Japanese town hit by a deadly landslide climbed onto cracked roofs and searched cars thrown onto engulfed buildings on Sunday (July 4), as more rain lashed the area.
Two people have been confirmed dead after the disaster at the hot-spring resort of Atami in central Japan, with 10 people rescued and around 20 still missing, a local government official said.
Torrents of mud crashed through part of the town on Saturday morning following days of heavy rain, sweeping away hillside homes and turning residential areas into a quagmire that stretched down to the nearby coast. It’s possible that the number of damaged houses and buildings is as many as 130. I mourn the loss of life, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told ministers at an emergency meeting.