Number of missing in Japan landslide climbs to more than 100
by Justin McCurry in Tokyo and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#5KWDT)
Number rose after officials in Atami checked residential registers rather than relying on reports of missing people following mudslide
Officials in Japan have dramatically raised their estimate of the number of people still missing after a mudslide ripped through a seaside town at the weekend.
Reports said three people had died in the disaster, which occurred after days of torrential rain in Atami, a famous hot spring resort about 60 miles (90 km) south-west of Tokyo.
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