Deadly landslides hit Japan

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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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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Deadly landslides hit Japan Source: boston.com

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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)

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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)

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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)

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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)

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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)

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Deadly landslides hit Japan

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

Keywords: Downpours | Landslide | Hiroshima | Japan

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