TOKYO – More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters, and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a resort town in the southwest of this city, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told reporters that 19 people had been rescued, and 130 homes were damaged in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture.
Two people were dead, two were injured, but more were feared missing, Suga said.
Troops, firefighters, and other rescue workers, backed by three coast guard ships, were working to clear the mud from the streets and reach those believed to be trapped or carried away. Drones were also aiding in the search, according to Suga.
The mudslide early Saturday crashed down a mountainside into rows of houses following heavy rains that began several days ago.(AP)
