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51 people are missing do to a mudslide - 0 views

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  • 39 on Thursday with 51 people still missing, as search efforts continued in the devastated area.
  • Hillsides caved in or were swept down into residential areas in at least five valleys in the suburbs of the western Japanese city on Wednesday, crushing dozens of houses after heavy rains.
  • others were missing as of midday Thursday
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  • Hiroshima prefectural police said 39 people were confirmed dead and 51
  • 23 people were injured, 13 seriously.
  • About 2,500 police and military personnel searched for the missing in the mud-covered areas.
  • mountainous, crowded Japan, wher
  • e many homes are built on or near steep slopes. Torrential rains early Wednesday apparently caused slopes to collapse in areas where many of the buildings were newly constructed
  • Landslides are a constant risk in
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