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Landslide in Japan, 6 missing

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IANS Tokyo
Last Updated : Apr 11 2018 | 10:16 AM IST

Six persons remain unaccounted for after a landslide buried three houses in Oita on Wednesday in Japan, an official said.

According to police and government officials, the incident took place in Yabakei at around 3.50 a.m. after a mountain slope collapsed, Xinhua news agency reported.

The rescue officials said they have asked for heavy machinery to be deployed to shift soil to access the accident site.

--IANS

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First Published: Apr 11 2018 | 10:06 AM IST

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