2 people confirmed dead in landslide in northeastern Japan

Two people were confirmed dead Monday after their bodies were found at the site of a landslide in northeastern Japan, local authorities said.The landslide, measuring 20 to 30 meters in height and 100 meters in width, occurred at a mountain in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday.The landslide engulfed around 10 buildings and left an elderly couple -- a man in his 80s and his wife in her 70s -- missing.Police said they are trying to determine whether the two bodies found are those of the missing couple.But because the bodies were severely disfigured, it may take time…READ FULL ARTICLE