04
Jul
20 Missing As Landslide Hits Japanese City Some 20 persons are missing after a huge landslide hit Atami city in central Japan, officials say. TV footage showed a torrent of mud plummeting down a hillside in the city southwest of Tokyo. Several houses were destroyed or buried. The incident follows days of heavy rain in the region, national broadcaster NHK reports. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is putting together an emergency task force to respond to the disaster. Rainfall has been above the average for July for the prefecture of Shizuoka, where Atami, a hot spring resort, is located. Neighbouring…