Rescuers continue a search operation at the site of a mudslide at Izusan in Atami, Shizuoka prefecture, southwest of Tokyo on July 6, 2021. - AP
TOKYO (AFP): More than 1, 000 soldiers and rescue workers joined an increasingly desperate search Tuesday (July 6) for survivors in a Japanese resort town devastated by a landslide three days ago.
Four people have been confirmed dead after the disaster in Atami in central Japan and officials said they were still unable to clarify the fate or whereabouts of 24 other residents.
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