At least 27 dead, 10 missing in landslides in western Japan

At least 27 people were dead and 10 unaccounted for in
landslides triggered by torrential rain in the western Japanese city
of Hiroshima on Wednesday, police said, according to dpa.
Ten people were missing after more than 100 millimetres of rain per
hour was recorded in Hiroshima in the early hours of Wednesday, the
report added. The torrential rain reportedly caused slopes to
collapse on the outskirts of the city.
Video footage from NHK showed a number of houses buried in mud, rocks
and debris, as rescue workers continued to search for survivors in
crushed homes.