Monday, July 5, 2021

80 People Missing, 4 Dead As Huge Mudslide Wrecks Japanese Resort Town

A man watches as rescuers continue a search operation Monday at the site of a mudslide at Izusan in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo.

The landslide hit Atami after days of heavy rain. The end of Japan's rainy season is often a time of deadly flooding and mudslides, and many experts say climate change is making it worse.

(Image credit: Kyodo News via AP)

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