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2 dead, at least 19 missing after torrential rains cause mudslide in Japan

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Two women were killed and another 20 people have gone missing after a giant mudslide powered by torrential rains roared down a hillside in a …
Two women were killed and another 20 people have gone missing after a giant mudslide powered by torrential rains roared down a hillside in a seaside city 60 miles from Tokyo Saturday, crushing homes like matchsticks. Local and federal rescue workers planned to resume searching for the missing people Sunday after calling a halt to the search Saturday night, CNN reported. Harrowinga footage on social media showed the mudslide taking out homes and infrastructure as it rolled down a mountainside like a black tsunami. The mudslide happened in Atami, a popular destination for tourists. Atami city officials told CNN that two women had died in the mudslide which affected between 100 and 300 households when it started around 10:30 a.

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