Disaster relief helping with funeral expenses and shelter for people who lost everything. Tokyo- Rescuers used heavy machinery, shovels and dogs in the seaside city of Atami on Monday as they searched desperately for survivors from a landslide that has left at least four people dead and 80 missing. Atami, a city of 36,000 people, lies 60 miles southwest of Tokyo. It is set on a steep slope leading down to a bay and is famous for a hot springs resort. Eiji Suzuki said he had rushed out of his house after hearing a sudden noise and saw the mudslide approaching. He tried to go back home to help his 82-year-old mother but police told him to evacuate the area and said they would rescue her. They did, but she died at a hospital.
The Japan Coast Guard and others are dedicating all their strength to rescue every person who has been left in the debris who needs help as soon as possible.
Charity Supporting Victims of Japan's Landslide
Authorities issued evacuation for at least 200,000 residents. Over a100 people were stranded when flood waters rose and turned roads into rivers. And landslides further made it impossible as roads were cut off. Vehicles were destroyed by flooding waters and bridges where washed away. Trees and houses where washed away and the air smelled like sewage and gas. About 200,000 residents in Kumamoto and Kagoshima had to leave their homes.
