Japan Landslide Rescue Continues With 39 Dead and 26 Missing
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Rescue workers battled through mud for a second day in search of dozens of people still missing after torrential rain triggered landslides in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima that killed 39 people, national broadcaster NHK said.
About 630 self-defense forces personnel have been sent to the area, along with about 90 vehicles and four aircraft, the defense ministry said. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been shuttling between his summer home and Tokyo to coordinate a response to the disaster, while Russian President Vladimir Putin today conveyed his condolences to Abe.