Searchers resume hunt for missing campers in lake

Searchers resume hunt for missing campers in lake

YAMAKITA, Japan - Searchers resume operations Aug. 21 to find the remaining four out of 13 campers who went missing after being swept away by a rain-swollen river into Lake Tanzawa, a reservoir in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Another body found in search for missing campers

Another body found in search for missing campers

YAMAKITA, Japan - A search party brings to shore the body of a woman in a boat in Lake Tanzawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 19. The body was confirmed as that of Rie Matsuo, one of nine campers swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture. The lake is about 500 meters downstream from a sandbar in the Kurokura River where the nine had been camping along with 16 other people.

Search continues for 11 missing campers in Kanagawa

Search continues for 11 missing campers in Kanagawa

YAMAKITA, Japan - Self-Defense Forces members search Lake Tanzawa on Aug. 17 as they resume search for 11 campers who were swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Search continues for 11 campers swept away by river

Search continues for 11 campers swept away by river

YAMAKITA, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces helicopter continues its search Aug. 16 for 11 campers that went missing after being swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture. A total of 380 rescuers resumed searching in and around Lake Tanzawa, about 500 meters downstream from a sandbar in the Kurokura River where the 11 had been swept away.

Self-Defense Forces continue searching for missing campers

Self-Defense Forces continue searching for missing campers

YAMAKITA, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search Aug. 16 for campers that went missing after being swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture. Rescuers resumed searching from daybreak in and around Lake Tanzawa, about 500 meters downstream from a sandbar in the Kurokura River from where the campers had been swept away.

Campers evacuate campground aboard GSDF helicopter

Campers evacuate campground aboard GSDF helicopter

YAMAKITA, Japan - A group of campers are evacuating the campground in the rain-swollen Kurokura River with help of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in the town of Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 15. 13 campers are still missing in the prefecture.

Policemen on boat searching for missing

Policemen on boat searching for missing

YAMAKITA, Japan - A group of policemen on a boat searches Aug. 14 for 13 people who went missing after they were swept away by the rain-swollen Kurokura River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 70 kilometers southwest of Tokyo.

Camper, dog rescued

Camper, dog rescued

YAMAKITA, Japan - A camper and a dog are rescued Aug. 14 they were cut off from the outside in rain-flooded Kochi River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Camper waiting for rescue

Camper waiting for rescue

YAMAKITA, Japan - A camper waits for rescue Aug. 14 after heavy rain flooded the Kurokura River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Camper, dog rescued

Camper, dog rescued

YAMAKITA, Japan - A camper and a dog are rescued Aug. 14 they were cut off from the outside in rain-flooded Kochi River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture.

Travel agency JTB to cut 6,500 jobs

Travel agency JTB to cut 6,500 jobs

JTB Corp. President Eijiro Yamakita attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2020, on the travel agency's earnings results for the first half of its business year. JTB plans to reduce its group workforce by 6,500.

Searchers resume hunt for missing campers in lake

Searchers resume hunt for missing campers in lake

YAMAKITA, Japan - Searchers resume operations Aug. 21 to find the remaining four out of 13 campers who went missing after being swept away by a rain-swollen river into Lake Tanzawa, a reservoir in Kanagawa Prefecture.

Another body found in search for missing campers

Another body found in search for missing campers

YAMAKITA, Japan - A search party brings to shore the body of a woman in a boat in Lake Tanzawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 19. The body was confirmed as that of Rie Matsuo, one of nine campers swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture. The lake is about 500 meters downstream from a sandbar in the Kurokura River where the nine had been camping along with 16 other people.

Self-Defense Forces continue searching for missing campers

Self-Defense Forces continue searching for missing campers

YAMAKITA, Japan - Members of the Self-Defense Forces search Aug. 16 for campers that went missing after being swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture. Rescuers resumed searching from daybreak in and around Lake Tanzawa, about 500 meters downstream from a sandbar in the Kurokura River from where the campers had been swept away.

Search continues for 11 campers swept away by river

Search continues for 11 campers swept away by river

YAMAKITA, Japan - A Self-Defense Forces helicopter continues its search Aug. 16 for 11 campers that went missing after being swept away Aug. 14 by a rain-swollen river in Kanagawa Prefecture. A total of 380 rescuers resumed searching in and around Lake Tanzawa, about 500 meters downstream from a sandbar in the Kurokura River where the 11 had been swept away.

Campers evacuate campground aboard GSDF helicopter

Campers evacuate campground aboard GSDF helicopter

YAMAKITA, Japan - A group of campers are evacuating the campground in the rain-swollen Kurokura River with help of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter in the town of Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, on Aug. 15. 13 campers are still missing in the prefecture.

Policemen on boat searching for missing

Policemen on boat searching for missing

YAMAKITA, Japan - A group of policemen on a boat searches Aug. 14 for 13 people who went missing after they were swept away by the rain-swollen Kurokura River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture, about 70 kilometers southwest of Tokyo.

Camper waiting for rescue

Camper waiting for rescue

YAMAKITA, Japan - A camper waits for rescue Aug. 14 after heavy rain flooded the Kurokura River in Yamakita, Kanagawa Prefecture.