Investigations are under way to locate dozens of people who are missing after the giant, deadly mudslide which took place on Saturday in the coastal town of Atami, in the central Japan. So far three deaths have been confirmed, However, the authorities are deeply concerned that the number of victims will increase, according to the RES.
Officially, about 20 people are missing, but 48 hours after the tragedy, local officials have not yet been able to determine the fate of dozens of others in the area at the time of the disaster. “At the moment we have confirmed that 102 people are safe and sound, while we continue to verify the safety of another 113 of the 215 residents who were apparently in the area hit by the landslide,” Yuki Sugiyama, a local official, told AFP today. official.
During a press conference on Sunday night, the mayor of Atami, Sakae Saito, clarified that the official toll of some 20 missing people is “a number based on information that had reached the municipality at the initial stage of the disaster” and is therefore subject to review. upwards. About 130 houses and other buildings were destroyed or damaged when the giant mud landslide hit a residential area in Atami on Saturday morning, leaving behind a scene of disaster.
“Investigations resumed” on Monday morning at 06:05 (local time; 00:05 Greek time), Mr. Sugiyama clarified, noting that rescue teams, police and military are involved in the effort. In Atami, a coastal mountain town about 90 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, 313 millimeters of rain fell in 48 hours, when the average precipitation throughout July did not exceed 242 millimeters.
Heavy rains were expected to continue today in Shizuoka prefecture, where Atami is located, as well as in other parts of Japan, according to the country’s national meteorological service, which warned of more landslides. Instructions to evacuate residents – but not mandatory – currently affect 35,700 people, most of them in Shizuoka Prefecture. The disaster occurred while Japan was preparing to host the Olympic Games.
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