Landslide in Japan, 6 missing

Tokyo, April 11 (IANS) Six persons remain unaccounted for after a landslide buried three houses in Oita on Wednesday in Japan, an official said.

According to police and government officials, the incident took place in Yabakei at around 3.50 a.m. after a mountain slope collapsed, Xinhua news agency reported.

The rescue officials said they have asked for heavy machinery to be deployed to shift soil to access the accident site.

(This story has not been edited by Social News XYZ staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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