Energy and Environment

Japan PM visits landslide site as complaints swirl

By Elaine Kurtenbach
Published August 25, 2014 12:15pm ET
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Japan PM visits landslide site as complaints swirl
In this aerial image, rescuers search for the people still missing in the mud-covered residential area after the Aug. 20 landslides in Hiroshima, western Japan Monday, Aug. 25, 2014. The death toll from the landslides in the western city of Hiroshima climbed to at least 50 as local officials revised the number missing to 28 people. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT | AP

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Hiroshima on Monday as rescuers expanded their search for 28 people missing in landslides five days ago that killed more than 50 people.

Rain showers raised risks for more slides, hampering the search effort and also triggering slides elsewhere in mountainous and densely populated Japan. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency reported two women died in another slide in northern Japan on Sunday.

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