9 dead, 19 missing in Japan s Atami mudslides ANI | Updated: Jul 11, 2021 05:39 IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 11 (ANI): Japanese authorities on Saturday confirmed that nine people died and 19 others were unaccounted in Atami mudslides.
As per the officials, of the nine dead, eight have been identified and about 1,700 police officers, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued the search for 19 others who remain missing, reported NHK World.
Rescuers continue to scour debris from mudslides that barreled through Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, one week ago, destroying homes and sweeping residents to their deaths.
The powerful torrents of mud gushed down a slope at around 10:30 am on Saturday last week in the city s Izusan district, damaging or wiping out about 130 homes.
Nine dead, 19 missing in Japan mudslides
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Police search for missing people at the scene of a landslide in Atami. Photo: AFP
Rescue workers continue the search for 19 others who remain missing.
Japanese authorities on Saturday confirmed that nine people died and 19 others were unaccounted in Atami mudslides.
As per the officials, of the nine dead, eight have been identified and about 1,700 police officers, firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued the search for 19 others who remain missing, reported NHK World.
Rescuers continue to scour debris from mudslides that barreled through Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, one week ago, destroying homes and sweeping residents to their deaths.
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