At least 19 missing as mudslide west of Tokyo hits houses

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https://www.9news.com.au/world/japan-landslide-people-missing-izusan-west-tokyo/ff650a4f-035c-42a2-b2ef-0288c8a4a6e1

A powerful mudslide carrying a deluge of black water and debris crashed into rows of houses in a town west of Tokyo following heavy rains on Saturday, leaving at least 19 people missing, officials said.
Dozens of homes may have been buried in Atami, a town known for hot springs, said Shizuoka prefecture spokesman Takamichi Sugiyama.

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1. Videos are terrifying...

Link to tweet

[Ferrets are Cool]

2. OMG, that looks like something from a blockbuster disaster movie.

[malaise]

4. Holy shit

reminds me of the earthquake and tsunami there a few years ago

[crickets]

6. Terrifying. How awful. nt

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3. holy crap....

have a friend that lives right outside of Tokyo, but I don't think this is his town....

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5. I've been in Atami

I was lucky enough to stay at a ryokan there years ago. The ryokan was a high rise perched on the side of a steep hill. I remember looking at all the buildings on that hill and wondering how they stayed up. I wonder if that ryokan is still there.

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7. Wow!

Good question