--- description: At least 36 people were killed in Japan on Wednesday when landslides triggered by heavy rain hit the outskirts of Hiroshima. Several people were missing after a month's worth of rain fell overnight, loosening slopes saturated by previous heavy rain that fell over the past few weeks title: Hiroshima Landslide Kills at Least 36 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt230a975a15dd0953/6986a038810bbb78cfc9317d/hiroshima-landslide-13.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Hiroshima Landslide Kills at Least 36 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 3:28 PM CUT  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 by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 20, 2014 3:28 PM CUT  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  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. Toru Hanai—Reuters  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. 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. Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images  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. 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