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Abe tours landslide ravaged Hiroshima

2014-08-25 17 Dailymotion

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the site of a massive landslide in Hiroshima where at least 52 people were killed last week.<br /> <br />Damage to the region was swift and strong after a month's worth of rain fell in just one night causing the side of a hill to crumble onto buildings and homes below.<br /> <br />Rescue crews continue searching for 28 people still missing.<br /> <br />Later at an evacuation center, Abe met with residents- some who've lost everything.<br /> <br />This man held back tears as he explained how his house and his wife were washed away in the disaster. I feel so much regret, he said.<br /> <br />Abe promised to keep looking for those still missing.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (Japanese) JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER, SHINZO ABE, SAYING:<br /> <br />"Regrettably, there are many people who are still missing. The government will do everything in its power to confirm the safety of these people and make sure they are found."<br /> <br />As land is scare in Japan, cities are often expanded into mountainous area

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