reporter: adverse weather conditions and steep mountainous terrain have made the search and rescue effort more difficult. it has been raining throughout the course of the day. that being said, there are fears that more landslides could take place, not just here but in several areas along the coast. in fact, since we arrived earlier this morning, we ve received multiple messages sent to our phones warning of that very possibility. because of those concerns, evacuation orders have been put in place in several cities along the coast. experts say even in the rain stops, the risk of another disastrous incident, because of the amount of water that s already accumulated in the ground in an area prone to landslides. stay safe, blake essig in atami japan, thanks. demolition of a collapsed condo in florida could take place within hours. officials say an approaching tropical storm could knock it down if they don t take it down
to avoid hearing the allegations of corruption, fraud, and racketeering in just one case, and the many allegations subsequently. he s avoided those charges both in court and at an anti-corruption commission, which is why we are standing here today. he s expected to speak later today, and i expect he ll continue to fight on. in the meantime, this issue remains unresolved, and it s a very tense potentially political time in south africa going forward the next few weeks. thank you so much for tracking this story that we ll keep on top of throughout the day, david mckenzie, appreciate it. after a year-long delay, the tokyo olympics are less than three weeks away. and japan s capital city is fighting a rise in coronavirus cases. i ll speak with a doctor who advised team usa next. ction, more sun, more joy. neutrogena® beach defense®
now that has been going back and forth, kind of surveying this area where the landslide hit. we ve also seen a rescue dog enter impacted buildings, searching for signs of life. so far, city officials say 19 people have been rescued, dug out from their homes. around 700 people are assisting with operations. that includes police officers, firefighters, the coast guard, and members of japan s self-defense forces. early sunday morning, roughly 380 people have been evacuated throughout 10 evacuation centers in the city. we spoke with one man who says he and his family are lucky to be alive. they got out just moments before the landslide hit, burying part of their home. translator: i wasn t watching the mudslide from home, but at a different place. the ground rumbled and the electricity pylons were shaking. the mudslide looked like a tsunami. it was like a big wave that made a thunderous noise and came crashing down onto the ground.
site. military and civilian firefighters are now on scene working to put out that fire. again, a military transport plane with the philippine air force crashed in southern philippines. at least 17 people have been killed and 40 people rescued so far. we want to bring you knew information just coming in to cnn in the last hour. officials in japan say nine more people have been rescued following a mudslide that s devastated the coastal city of atami. that brings the total to 19 rescued so far. let s bring in cnn s blake esic who joins us live in atami, japan. blake, just looking at the monitor here, just incredible scenes behind you. really just hard to see there. what can you tell us about the latest on the ground there? reporter: kim, when you look at this path of destruction, it s hard to believe that anyone was able to survive that was in