Death toll from mudslides in Hiroshima rises to 54
17:25, 25 August 2014
HIROSHIMA. KAZINFORM The death toll from deadly landslides in the city of Hiroshima rose to 54 on Monday, with 28 others still missing on the sixth day after torrential rains triggered the mountainside disaster in western Japan.
About 3,400 rescuers, including firefighters and Self-Defense Forces personnel, were involved in the search operations which took place in a wider area, using heavy machinery to dig up mud, Kyodo reports. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the city Monday and was briefed about the disaster situation.