Rescue efforts continue after fatal mudslide rips central Japan city

Rescue workers continued their search for survivors on Monday, two days after a large mudslide in a hot spring resort town southwest of Tokyo killed at least four people and destroyed no fewer than 130 houses.Firefighters, police and Self-Defense Forces personnel continued to remove debris and search mud-swamped houses in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, as the first 72 hours after the incident, considered a crucial period for finding survivors, neared.On Monday, the rescue team found three people who had been missing, one of whom was confirmed dead, the city government said. The remaining two w…READ FULL ARTICLE