THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
July 6, 2021 at 15:19 JST
The landslide in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, flowed from the upper right of the photo to the lower left before entering the ocean. (Shinnosuke Ito)
Insufficient drainage in the foundation of material used to fill in a valley high above Atami may have helped trigger a massive landslide on July 3 that left at least four people dead and another 20 or so missing. [Read More]
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