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The Yomiuri Shimbun The dirt covers a national highway after a landslide in Shimokitayama, Nara Prefecture, on Sunday morning.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:44 JST, December 24, 2023
NARA — Multiple vehicles might have been involved in a landslide that occurred on Saturday night on a national highway in Shimokitayama, Nara Prefecture, according to police.
Police found a car buried in the dirt that covered the road. Early on Sunday morning, they pulled a man in his 50s from the car. Police are checking the scene to see if more vehicles were involved in the landslide.
The landslide occurred in a mountainous area close to the border near Mie and Wakayama prefectures.
