Japan: rescuers search for survivors in town hit by deadly landslide
Guardian, 04 Jul 2021
More than 1,000 rescuers have arrived in Atami, a Japanese town hit by a deadly landslide on Saturday that killed two people. The rescuers climbed onto cracked roofs and searched cars thrown onto engulfed buildings, as more rain lashed the area.
About 20 people are still missing after the huge landslide, which was caused by days of heavy rain that swept away homes in central Japan. Television footage showed a torrent of mud crushing some buildings and burying others in Atami, a resort town south-west of Tokyo, while residents ran as it crashed over a hillside road.
Rescuers search for survivors in Japanese town hit by huge landslide