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Hiroshima Landslide Kills at Least 36

Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers and police officers carry the body of a victim in a plastic bag at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, Aug. 20, 2014.
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers and police officers carry the body of a victim in a plastic bag at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, Aug. 20, 2014.Toru Hanai—Reuters
This aerial view shows the damage caused by a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014.
Damage caused by a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014.Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers search for survivors at the site of a landslide at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, Aug. 20, 2014.
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers search for survivors at the site of a landslide at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, Aug. 20, 2014. Toru Hanai—Reuters
People evacuate by rubber boat in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014.
People evacuate by rubber boat in Asaminami Ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014.Kyodo/Landov
Cars damaged by a landslide lie in mud and debris after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014.
Cars damaged by a landslide lie in mud and debris after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images
This aerial view shows rescue workers looking for survivors at the site of a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014.
This aerial view shows rescue workers looking for survivors at the site of a landslide after heavy rains hit the city of Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 20, 2014. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members are in rescue operation at a destroyed house after landslides on Aug. 20, 2014 in Hiroshima, Japan.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members conduct rescue operations at a destroyed house after landslides on Aug. 20, 2014 in Hiroshima, Japan. The Asahi Shimbun/Getty Images
A dog takes a rest under a destroyed house at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, Aug. 20, 2014.
A dog takes a rest under a destroyed house at a site where a landslide swept through a residential area at Asaminami ward in Hiroshima, western Japan, Aug. 20, 2014. Toru Hanai—Reuters

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