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LANDSLIDE

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2018
Rescue dogs equipped with cameras to search for survivors in western Japan's rain-hit areas
Rescue dogs tasked with finding survivors in disaster-hit areas of western Japan have a new gadget — a small camera with a built-in microphone that enables handlers to see clearly inside the collapsed houses that only canines can enter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2018
Hiroshima's foreign residents detail rain disaster, call for support in multiple languages
Miho Ariadny Izumi, 19, risked her life to help save a couple whose house was destroyed by a massive landslide on July 6 just outside the city of Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2018
'Why didn't I tell her to evacuate?' asks bereaved newlywed, after Hiroshima landslide
"Don't worry, go to bed," wrote Koji Tsunomori to his wife of three weeks at around 8 p.m. Friday evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2018
Last of six people listed as missing from Oita landslide confirmed dead
All six people listed as missing after the landslide earlier this month in Oita Prefecture have been confirmed dead, the Oita Prefectural Government said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2016
Hiroshima commemorates second anniversary of deadly mudslides
A memorial service commemorating the second anniversary of landslides that claimed the lives of 77 people was held in the city of Hiroshima on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2015
China landslide leaves 91 missing; authorities blame construction debris
At least 91 people were missing after a giant mound of mud and construction waste spewed out of an overfull dump site in a southern China boomtown and buried 33 buildings in the country's latest industrial disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2014
Hiroshima schools used as evacuation centers resume classes after mudslides
Six schools that were used as evacuation centers after deadly mudslides displaced families in Hiroshima resume classes Monday after the summer holidays.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2014
Officials in Hiroshima lift evacuation advisories in mudslide-hit city
Hiroshima officials on Sunday lifted evacuation advisories and orders issued to about 106,000 residents of the mudslide-hit city's Asakita Ward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2014
Hiroshima evacuees start moving into temporary housing
Residents of Hiroshima city who evacuated their homes after last week's deadly mudslides began moving into temporary housing on Thursday, with the municipal government scrambling to provide necessary support amid concern the relocation may be prolonged.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2014
Two Hiroshima children start wall newspaper for evacuees
To encourage Hiroshima residents sheltering in the city's elementary school following last week's deadly landslides, two students launched the first edition of an illustrated handwritten wall newspaper.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2014
Two die as landslides hit town on Rebun Island off coast of Hokkaido
Two people died Sunday afternoon after a landslide was triggered by heavy rain on remote Rebun Island, off the northwest coast of Hokkaido, municipal officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2014
Japan plans development of early warning system for downpours, landslides
The government will begin working with universities and other institutions to develop an early warning system for sudden rainstorms and mudslides, which appear to be on the rise.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2014
Weakening Typhoon Halong still brings heavy rains to Hokkaido
Typhoon Halong weakened into an extra-tropical depression Monday in the Sea of Japan after claiming 10 lives and leaving two others missing.

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