A massive landslide engulfed houses in a tourist spot in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita early Wednesday, leaving one person dead and five others unaccounted for and severing a road leading to the site, local authorities said.While landslides are often triggered by heavy rain or earthquakes, none were reported in the area at the time. Geological experts later attributed the landslide to weathering of the bedrock.In a news conference later in the day, a team made up of such experts and officials sent by the government revealed the landslide was triggered by a crack on the surface o…READ FULL ARTICLE
