On Saturday, following heavy rains, a massive mudslide struck the seaside resort town of Atami, Japan, about 60 miles southwest of Tokyo, destroying more than 120 structures and killing at least seven people—with more than two dozen others still listed as missing. Search-and-rescue operations are underway, as workers and sniffer dogs slog through thick piles of mud and debris.
Rescue Operations Continue in Japanese Town Struck by Mudslide
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Read moreA bus sits stranded in a giant pile of mud and debris at the scene of a landslide following days of heavy rain in Atami in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, on July 3, 2021. #
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Read moreAn aerial view shows the landslide site in Atami on July 5, 2021. #
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Read moreHouses damaged by a mudslide are seen in Atami on July 3, 2021. #
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Read morePolice officers conduct a search-and-rescue operation at the site of a mudslide in Atami on July 5, 2021. #
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Read moreA search-and-rescue dog is seen covered in mud at the site of landslide in Atami on July 4, 2021. #
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Read moreA resident stands near mud and debris at the scene of a landslide on July 3, 2021. #
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Read moreMembers of Japan's Self-Defense Force search for missing people in the Izusan area of Atami on July 6, 2021. #
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Read moreThis image, from a video taken by drone and provided by Shizuoka Prefecture, shows an area of where a mudslide started at Izusan on July 3, 2021. #
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Read morePolice officers conduct a search-and-rescue operation around a destroyed car in Atami on July 4, 2021. #
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Read moreMuddy water continues to flow through damaged sites as search-and-rescue operations take place in Atami on July 5, 2021. #
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Read moreA firefighter rescue team searches for missing people on July 4, 2021, in Atami. #
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Read moreHouses are seen damaged by a landslide on July 4, 2021, in Atami. #
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Read morePolice officers conduct a search-and-rescue operation in Atami on July 4, 2021. #
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Read moreA helicopter flies over the scene of a landslide (center right) following days of heavy rain in Atami, on July 5, 2021. #
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Read moreA rescue team searches for missing people at the site of a landslide on July 4, 2021. #
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