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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

HIROSHIMA, Japan, Aug. 20 Kyodo - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui offers flowers on Aug. 20, 2024, at a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives. (Kyodo)

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are lit at the venue of a memorial service in Hiroshima on Aug. 20, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the 2014 mudslides in the western Japan city that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are lit at the venue of a memorial service in Hiroshima on Aug. 20, 2024, the 10th anniversary of the 2014 mudslides in the western Japan city that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui offers flowers on Aug. 20, 2024, at a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui speaks on Aug. 20, 2024, in front of a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are placed in the early hours of Aug. 20, 2024, in front of a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Lanterns are placed in the early hours of Aug. 20, 2024, in front of a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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10th anniversary of deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Flowers are placed on Aug. 20, 2024, at a monument dedicated to victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima, as the western Japan city marks the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 77 lives.

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5th anniv. of western Japan rain disaster

People observe a moment of silence during a memorial ceremony at Asakita Ward office in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on July 6, 2023, the fifth anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of over 300 people in 14 prefectures.

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5th anniv. of western Japan rain disaster

Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui (far R) delivers a speech at a memorial ceremony in the western Japanese city's Asakita Ward office on July 6, 2023, the fifth anniversary of torrential rain that caused flooding and mudslides, claiming the lives of over 300 people in 14 prefectures.

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Candlelight vigil for Hiroshima mudslide victims

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Monks and local residents light candles forming the date "8.20" on Oct. 7, 2014, at a memorial service for the repose of the souls of 74 victims killed in the Aug. 20 mudslides in Hiroshima, western Japan.

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Lawmakers observe moment of silence for disaster victims

TOKYO, Japan - Attendees at the House of Councillors Budget Committee observe a moment of silence on Oct. 7, 2014, in Tokyo, for the victims of massive mudslides in Hiroshima, western city, on Aug. 20, and the eruption of Mt. Ontake in central Japan on Sep. 27.

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Joint memorial service for landslide victims in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A joint memorial service is held for the victims of recent landslides in Hiroshima, western Japan, at a local cemetery on Sept. 23, 2014. Most tombstones were swept away by the massive mudslides that hit the area in August.

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Airborne camera demonstrated at robotics task force meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (extreme L, front row) watches a demonstration flight of an airborne camera at his office in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2014, during a meeting of a task force on realizing a robotics revolution. The machine filmed the sites of massive mudslides in Hiroshima, western Japan, in August that killed more than 70 people.

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Sushi offered to mudslide evacuees

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Sushi chefs make sushi at an evacuation center for people affected by recent massive mudslides in the city of Hiroshima on Sept. 9, 2014. Some 150 evacuees received free set meals of sushi, a side dish and soup, prepared by nine chefs.

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Rescue efforts continue in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 27, 2014, shows a residential area in the western Japan city of Hiroshima, where search and rescue operations still continue 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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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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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Muddy water spouts from a manhole on a street where sandbags are piled along its sides in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014. The area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - People lie down to rest at an elementary school used as an evacuation center in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 26, 2014. Many homes were damaged or destroyed by massive mudslides there following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A woman prays toward the body of a person discovered at a site of a mudslide in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 23, 2014. The area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Junko Hirata, 69, stands in what used to be her house, in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 26, 2014. The area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A bouquet of flowers is offered Aug. 24, 2014 next to a mudflow in the city of Hiroshima. The area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Aug. 26, 2014, shows a site of a mudslide in the city of Hiroshima. The area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Volunteer workers remove mud in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 23, 2014, during the first weekend after the area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Rio Kanzaki (R), 16, and her sister Ruka, 14, remove mud from their heavily damaged house in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, after the area was hit by massive mudslides following torrential rain on Aug. 20.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - The names of people who are missing since recent massive landslides are posted at an elementary school gymnasium, which is used as an evacuation center, in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 25, 2014. The death toll from the rain-triggered disaster that occurred Aug. 20 has risen to 58, with 28 others still missing.

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Abe briefed on SDF operations in mudslide-hit Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is briefed about the Self-Defense Forces' activities on Aug. 25, 2014, in the wake of devastating mudslides in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima. (Pool photo)

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Abe visits mudslide-hit area in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits an area hit by devastating mudslides in the western Japanese city of Hiroshima on Aug. 25, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Names of 28 missing people in Hiroshima released

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui attends a press conference on Aug. 25, 2014, as the municipal government released the names of 28 residents feared missing in deadly mudslides. The death toll from the natural disaster has risen to 52 so far.

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Handwritten newspaper for mudslide evacuees by student pair

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Hiroyo Miyamoto (L), 12, and Yuna Michigami, 11, pose for a photo on Aug. 24, 2014, in front of the first issue of their handwritten wall newspaper at an elementary school in Hiroshima where some 600 local residents are taking shelter in evacuation from massive mudslides.

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Landslide sensors to be set in disaster-prone areas

HIROSHIMA, Japan - An officer shows a wire sensor and a siren to detect and alert residents to mudslides in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 24, 2014. The government plans to review the current set of measures against landslides in response to massive mudslides triggered by torrential rain in the city.

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Aftermath of landslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Residents remove mud in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

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Aftermath of landslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Residents whose relatives are missing following massive mudslides stand near debris and watch search and rescue operations in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Search and rescue operations continue in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 24, 2014, four days after mudslides caused by heavy downpours buried and washed away houses and apartments in mountainous areas. The death toll from the mudslides has risen to 50, with 38 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - High school students join as volunteers working to remove mud in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 23, 2014, three days after torrential rain triggered massive landslides in mountainside residential areas. The death toll has risen to 46, with 41 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Firefighters continue search and rescue operations in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 23, 2014, three days after torrential rain triggered massive landslides in mountainside residential areas. The death toll has risen to 46, with 41 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Volunteers head for a site of mudslides in the city of Hiroshima to join rescue efforts on Aug. 23, 2014, three days after torrential rain triggered the disaster in mountainside residential areas. The death toll has risen to 46, with 41 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken Aug. 23, 2014, shows a dog used for search and rescue operations in the city of Hiroshima, three days after torrential rain triggered massive landslides in mountainside residential areas. The death toll has risen to 46, with 41 still missing.

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Aftermath of mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - High school students join as volunteers working to remove debris in the city of Hiroshima on Aug. 23, 2014, three days after torrential rain triggered massive landslides in mountainside residential areas. The death toll has risen to 46, with 41 still missing.

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Tsukuba research institutes' landside experiment

TSUKUBA, Japan - The National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, conducts an experiment on Aug. 22, 2014, using heavy artificial rain to examine how a landslide occurs. The upper and lower photos show a slope before and after the rain, respectively. The experiment was carried out following massive mudslides in the city of Hiroshima.

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Landside demonstrated with artificial rain in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - A damaged slope after heavy artificial rain is seen in this photo taken on Aug. 22, 2014, at the National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo. The experiment was conducted following massive mudslides in the city of Hiroshima.

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Torrential rains cause widespread mudslides in Hiroshima

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Traces of widespread mudslides caused by torrential rains remain in the Asaminami district of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 21, 2014. About 90 people have been killed or reported missing in residential zones created at the foot of mountains.

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8th anniversary of 2014 deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Candles are lit at a park in the western Japan city of Hiroshima near the site of 2014 mudslides that claimed 77 lives, on Aug. 20, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.

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8th anniversary of 2014 deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Candles are lit at a park in the western Japan city of Hiroshima near the site of 2014 mudslides that claimed 77 lives, on Aug. 20, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.

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8th anniversary of 2014 deadly Hiroshima mudslides

People pray in front of the memorial monument for victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima that claimed 77 lives, on Aug. 20, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.

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8th anniversary of 2014 deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Paper lanterns are lit near the memorial monument for victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima that claimed 77 lives, in the early hours of Aug. 20, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.

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8th anniversary of 2014 deadly Hiroshima mudslides

Paper lanterns are lit near the memorial monument for victims of 2014 mudslides in Hiroshima that claimed 77 lives, in the early hours of Aug. 20, 2022, the eighth anniversary of the tragedy.

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Prince Akishino visits area hit by Aug. 2014 Hiroshima mudslides

Japanese Prince Akishino places flowers at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on April 6, 2015. Earlier in the day, he visited an area hit by mudslides in August 2014 that killed 74 people. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo