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• Death toll from mudslide in Japan resort town rises to 4, dozens remain missing

  In addition to the four people found dead, officials said 25 people have been rescued from the town of Atami, including three who were injured.

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  Jul 5, 2021
  
• At least 19 missing after powerful mudslide crashes into homes west of Tokyo

  Disaster management officials in Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan said the mudslide occurred Saturday morning in Atami, a town known for hot springs.

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  Jul 3, 2021
  
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• At least 2 dead, 10 missing as heavy rains flood southern Japan

  More than 75,000 residents in the southern prefectures of Kumamoto and Kagoshima were asked to evacuate following pounding rains overnight.

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  Jul 4, 2020
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• In Japan, a whole city of 600,000 people was ordered evacuated amid hard rain

  Approximately 900 mm of rain have fallen on the island of Kyushu, where Kagoshima is located, since late June, according to reports.

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  Jul 3, 2019
• 176 confirmed dead after heavy rainstorms in western Japan, dozens still missing

  Japan's government says 176 people have been confirmed dead after last week's heavy rains in western Japan as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits a hard-hit city.

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  Jul 10, 2018
• Mudslide in Japan sends house toppling down hill

  A mudslide in the city of Nagasaki caused a house to topple over after heavy rain pounded southern Japan over the past week.

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  Jun 30, 2016