Rescue efforts continue in Hiroshima

Rescue efforts continue in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces personnel continue searching for missing people using heavy equipment in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on Aug. 27, 2014, one week after the city was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain. The death toll from the landslides has so far risen to 70.

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