Mudslides upend lives in communities
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Left: A vehicle that was swept up in a landslide is seen near Zushi Interchange on the Yokohama-Yokosuka Road in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
Center: Rescue workers help a man carrying a child from a mud-covered house on Saturday in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Top right: A damaged bridge over the Kise River is seen in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday.
Bottom right: A bus stuck in mud rests against a building in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday.
17:50 JST, July 4, 2021
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The path of a mudslide that swept away houses and other structures in a residential area in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, is seen on Saturday.
ATAMI, Shizuoka — A series of disasters ravaged several areas in Shizuoka and Kanagawa prefectures due to record-level rain falling since Friday.
Rescue work was proceeding slowly in the Izusan district in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, where many people were still missing after a massive mudslide wreaked havoc on Saturday.
“I can’t stop trembling,” said a resident who had escaped from the violent mudflow.
A tremendous landslide dozens of meters wide swallowed up a swathe of the district. Houses were swept away or obliterated in a thunderous roar. A nearby national highway was blocked in some places, and a bus pushed by the powerful flow was stuck against a building.
An aerial view from helicopter showed the entire coastline muddied brown with soil and sand that flowed to the sea with great force in the landslide.
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