Wall of mud slams into row of houses in Japanese town, at least 20 missing

A powerful mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into a row of houses in a town west of Tokyo following heavy rains on Saturday, leaving at least 19 people missing officials said.

Dozens of homes may have been buried in Atami, a town known for hot springs, said Shizuoka prefecture spokesperson Takamichi Sugiyama.

Public broadcaster NHK gave the number of missing people at 20, but Sugiyama said the prefecture confirmed at least 19, although he said the number may grow.

Torrential rains slammed parts of Japan starting earlier in the week and experts said dirt had been loosened, raising the landslide risk in a country filled with valleys and mountains.


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