rescue operation underway
About 1,500 rescue teams and firefighters are conducting search and rescue operations for the survivors. The number of missing people has come down to 80 from 113 earlier and two people were found alive and healthy on Monday. Reuters.
On Sunday, July 4, the rescue operation was temporarily halted as torrential rains continued.
Disaster Management Officer Takamichi Sugiyama, who is in charge of the rescue operation, reportedly said the team has so far rescued twenty-four people from Atami City.
According to APPrime Minister Yoshihide Suga said rescuers were doing everything possible to rescue those who may be buried under the mud and were waiting for help as soon as possible.
landslide damage
Landslides have devastated the entire city, damaging more than 130 buildings Reuters.
The disaster completely destroyed some houses when the soil fell while covering a distance of about 2 km from the top of the mountain.
Heavy rain has also disrupted the public transport system, and bullet train service between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka has been temporarily halted, a local news agency reported.
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