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		</div><p>At least 19 people are missing after a powerful mudslide swept away rows of houses in Atami, west of Tokyo, Japanese authorities said.</p>
<p>Disaster management officials in Shizuoka prefecture in central Japan say the mudslide occurred on Saturday morning in Atami, a town known for its hot springs.</p>
<p>Prefectural disaster management official Takamichi Sugiyama said rescue workers are searching for at least 19 people, adding the mudslide occurred in an area called Izusan.</p>
<p>Mr Sugiyama said some people in the area are believed to have evacuated but no further details were immediately known.</p>
<p>Television footage showed a powerful, black mudslide slide down a mountainside, knocking down and crushing houses in its way as helpless neighbours watched in horror, some recording on their phones.</p>
<p>Heavy rain has been lashing across Japan since earlier this week, causing rivers to swell in central and the Tokyo region, and increasing the risk of landslides.</p>
<p>Defence forces will join firefighters and police in the rescue operation, Mr Sugiyama added. Evacuation warnings have also been issued for a widespread area.</p>
<p>NHK TV footage later showed a part of a bridge had collapsed.</p>
<p>Atami is a quaint seaside resort area in Shizuoka prefecture, about 60 miles south-west of Tokyo. The area that was hit by the mudslide, Izusan, includes hot springs, residential areas, shopping streets and a famous shrine.</p>
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