Hiroshima Landslides

• Number of Deaths in Japan Due to Landslides Surges to 70, One Week on

  A week after huge landslides swamped the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the confirmed death toll from the tragedy hit 70 on Wednesday, with 18 people still missing.

• Japan PM Shinzo Abe Visits Landslide Site as Complaints Swirl

  Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Hiroshima on Monday as rescuers expanded their search for 28 people missing in landslides five days ago that killed more than 50 people.

• Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Visits Hiroshima After Killer Landslides

  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged full support for victims of last week's massive landslides in Hiroshima, as he made his first visit since the disaster to the western Japan city.

• Death Toll From Hiroshima Landslides Reaches 50: Police

  The death toll from devastating midweek landslides in Hiroshima rose to 50 on Sunday, as fresh rain stoked fears of more disasters and hampered the round-the-clock search for survivors.

• Japan Landslide Death Toll Rises to 46

  The death toll from devastating landslides in western Japan rose to 46 on Saturday, as rescuers worked around the clock to comb through destroyed houses searching for survivors.

• Rains Raise Search Risk After Japan Landslides

  Forecasts of more heavy rains in western Japan raised the risk Friday of further landslides in Hiroshima, hindering efforts to locate dozens of people still missing after hills around the city collapsed earlier this week.

• Death Toll Could Double to Over 80 in Hiroshima Landslide, More Rain Falls

  Heavy rain delayed a search on Friday for more than 50 people believed buried under a deadly landslide on the edge of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, as opposition politicians rounded on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his handling of the disaster.

• Rescuers Comb Through Devastation of Japan Landslide

  Thousands of rescuers combed through the wreckage of homes engulfed by landslides in western Japan on Thursday in the slim hope of finding survivors, a day after a wall of mud claimed at least 39 lives.

• At least 32 Dead as Japan Landslides Engulf Homes

  Huge landslides in western Japan killed at least 32 people and left another nine missing Wednesday, authorities said, after waves of mud engulfed homes in a suffocating sludge.

• Number of People Dead in Japan Landslide Rises to 27: Government

  The number of people known to have died when a hillside collapsed in western Japan has hit 27, the government said Wednesday, with a further 10 people still unaccounted for.

• At Least Six Dead, 22 Missing in Hiroshima Landslide

  At least six people were confirmed dead and 22 were missing after rain-sodden hills in the outskirts of Hiroshima gave way early Wednesday in several landslides.

• Four Dead, Several Missing in Japan Landslides

  At least four people have been killed and several more are missing as heavy rain triggered landslides in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima, rescuers said Wednesday, while local media reported the death toll has reached seven.