Rescue workers dug through sludge and debris Monday looking for dozens of people who may be trapped after a a torrent of mud, trees and rocks ripped with a roar through a Japanese seaside resort town, killing at least four people.
Eighty people are still unaccounted for in Atami, south-west of Tokyo, according to disaster management chiefs in Shizuoka prefecture.
Officials are preparing to release their names in hopes of reaching some who might not have been caught in the landslide.
At least three people have died (Kyodo News via AP)
Initially, 147 of those people were unreachable, but that number was revised down after city officials confirmed some had safely evacuated or were away when the disaster struck.
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