Deadly landslide hits Japan's Hiroshima

Published August 23, 2014
A police officer searches for survivors at a site where the landslide occurred. Photo by Reuters
A police officer searches for survivors at a site where the landslide occurred. Photo by Reuters
People remove mud from a damaged shrine. Photo by Reuters
People remove mud from a damaged shrine. Photo by Reuters
A local resident walks on a damaged railway track after the landslide.Photo by Reuters
A local resident walks on a damaged railway track after the landslide.Photo by Reuters
A local resident looks at a traditional torii gate at a partially damaged shrine hit by the landslide. Photo by Reuters
A local resident looks at a traditional torii gate at a partially damaged shrine hit by the landslide. Photo by Reuters
A police officer searches for survivors. Heavy rain has delayed rescue operation. Photo by Reuters
A police officer searches for survivors. Heavy rain has delayed rescue operation. Photo by Reuters
Firefighters walk as they search for survivors. Photo by Reuters
Firefighters walk as they search for survivors. Photo by Reuters
A woman kneels next to a wheelbarrow at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area. Photo by Reuters
A woman kneels next to a wheelbarrow at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area. Photo by Reuters
Defense personnel and rescue workers search for victims in mud three days after a landslide hit a residential area in Hiroshima, western Japan. Photo by AFP
Defense personnel and rescue workers search for victims in mud three days after a landslide hit a residential area in Hiroshima, western Japan. Photo by AFP
Local residents react as they watch police officers search for survivors at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan. Photo by Reuters
Local residents react as they watch police officers search for survivors at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan. Photo by Reuters
Police officers remove mud from a rubble caused by the landslide. Photo by Reuters
Police officers remove mud from a rubble caused by the landslide. Photo by Reuters
A police officer searches for survivors. More than 50 people are believed to be still buried under the deadly landslide. Photo by Reuters
A police officer searches for survivors. More than 50 people are believed to be still buried under the deadly landslide. Photo by Reuters

The death toll from devastating landslides in western Japan rose to 42 on Saturday, as rescuers worked around the clock to comb through destroyed houses in a search for survivors. Local police said that at least 43 people were still missing in Hiroshima, where heavy rain triggered landslides early Wednesday that swallowed dozens of homes. Confusion has reigned over the number of people potentially trapped in the debris as authorities continue to receive new reports of missing people. Local officials fear even more people could be unaccounted for, buried by the mud and not yet reported missing.

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