 A huge rescue operation is underway in central Japan after a landslide hit the popular resort of Atami, killing two people and leaving 20 others missing. Early on Sunday, hundreds of rescuers began sweeping the hillside for survivors after a torrent of black mud crushed through the city a day earlier. Several houses were swept away by the mudslide which followed heavy rain. Atami has had more rainfall in the first three days of July than it usually sees in the whole month. A video posted on social media on Saturday showed mud plummeting down a mountain in the prefecture of Shinsuka, waving through the city of Atami towards the sea. A video posted on social media showed mud plummeting down a mountain in the prefecture of Atami towards the sea. A video posted on social media showed mud plummeting down a mountain in the prefecture of Atami towards the sea.