Four dead, five missing in Japan mudslides: reports
AFP | HT Correspondent, Tokyo
Jul 21, 2009 01:17 PM IST
A series of mudslides sparked by torrential rains killed at least four people and left five others missing in the western Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi on Tuesday, media reports said.
A series of mudslides sparked by torrential rains killed at least four people and left five others missing in the western Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi on Tuesday, media reports said.
A nursing home for the elderly in Hofu city was hit by a landslide, prompting the military to send a rescue unit there, Jiji and Kyodo news agencies said.
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About 10 cars were also seen buried in one mudslide, Jiji said.
Officials at the Hofu fire department could not immediately confirm the reports when contacted by telephone.
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