More than 100 People Missing After Massive Landslide in Japanese Seaside Resort City

In Japan thousands of emergency workers are digging through the rubble of a central seaside city neighborhood that was demolished by a massive landslide in a desperate search for survivors.

As many as 130 homes and buildings were destroyed Saturday when the disaster struck the hot springs resort city of Atami, located about 90 kilometers southwest of Tokyo. At least three people are confirmed dead and as many as 80 others are believed to be missing. Saturday’s landslide was triggered by several days of torrential rains, which forecasters  was more rainfall than Atami usually records for the entire month of July.