Landslide in Japan, four killed, search continues for 80 missing

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Landslide in Japan, four killed

Atami (Japan): Four people have been killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the southwestern city of Atami, Japan’s capital Tokyo, and the search for about 80 missing people continued on Monday. Shizuoka Prefecture’s disaster management officer Takamichi Sugiyama said 80 people were still missing two days after the landslide. The authorities are considering making the names of these people public. They hope that by doing so, people may not have been hit by the landslide and may have been in some other place during that time.

Initially, it was reported that there was no contact with 147 people, but this figure was later corrected as city officials confirmed that some people had been evacuated and some people were there at the time of the accident. Were not. The disaster comes at a time when officials are preparing for the Tokyo Olympics.

Landslide in Japan, four killed

Officials said that four people have died due to this landslide and 25 people have been rescued, out of which three are injured. The landslide took place on Saturday after several days of heavy rain. Three Coast Guard ships, six military drones are assisting hundreds of soldiers, firefighters, and other rescuers in relief and rescue operations.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters that rescuers were doing their best to rescue those “who are trapped under the rubble and waiting for help as soon as possible”.

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