TOKYO: The death toll from catastrophic landslides in western Japan could more than double, a police tally showed as the number of missing people rose to at least 51, in addition to the 39 confirmed dead.
Dozens of homes were destroyed when mountainsides collapsed on the outskirts of Hiroshima before dawn on Wednesday, sending tonnes of mud, rocks and debris crashing into suburban communities.
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