Deadly landslides hit Japan

Dozens of people, including children, have died in Japan when devastating landslides hit Hiroshima. Landslides caused by prolonged rains buried people alive right in their homes. The search for survivors continues. About 50 people remain missing.

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Source: boston.com

1. Aerial view of the damage caused by a landslide after prolonged heavy rains in the city of Hiroshima, Western Japan. At least 39 people were killed, many remain missing. (Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images)

2. Soldiers of the Japanese Defense Forces and the police carry the body of a victim of landslides in Hiroshima.

3. Soldiers of the Japanese Defense Forces are looking for survivors at the site of the landslide in Hiroshima. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

4. Rescuers are looking for survivors. The landslide hit houses in a residential area of Hiroshima. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)

5. High school students watch as rescuers search for their missing classmate under the rubble. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)

6. Rescuers are trying to clear the passage at the site of the landslide in Hiroshima. About 2,500 rescuers searched for survivors the day after the landslide, which had already killed 39 people. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)

7. Firefighters and soldiers are looking for survivors at the site of the landslide in Hiroshima. On Friday, showers hampered the search for survivors. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

8. The destroyed houses of Hiroshima. (Shingo Nishizume / Kyodo News / Associated Press)

9. The policeman is looking for survivors under the rubble of the house. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

10. Rescuers and soldiers searched day and night for survivors. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

11. Soldiers of the Japan Defense Forces are looking for survivors under the rubble of houses in the Asaminami district in the city of Hiroshima on August 20. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

12. Soldiers are looking for survivors under the mud-drenched rubble. Forecasts of further downpours suggest that landslides may continue. (Kyodo News/Associated Press)

13. Relatives of the missing residents of Hiroshima anxiously watching the work of rescuers. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)

14. Soldiers are looking for survivors at the site of the landslide. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

15. Local residents clean dirt from the roads and streets of their hometown. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

16. A local resident pours a bucket of water out of the house - he was luckier than the rest. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

17. Soldiers look for survivors in the rain on August 22. Downpours greatly interfere with the search for survivors. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

18. Family photos among the rubble of houses. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

19. Local residents pass under a fallen power pole in Hiroshima. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

20. Soldiers are looking for survivors under the rubble. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

21. Search work is still ongoing. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)

22. Evacuated residents reassure each other in front of an emergency evacuation center in an elementary school building. Officially, 50 people are considered missing. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)

23. Local residents against the backdrop of landslide mud. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)

24. Specially trained dogs helped search for survivors. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)

25. Engineers restore railroad tracks in Hiroshima. On August 22, the official number of missing people rose to 52. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)

26. A girl tries to see her house from a road littered with rubble washed away by a landslide. (Kimimasa Mayama/EPA)