Mudslide in Japan’s Chiba Prefecture May Have Been Caused by Typhoon Dujuan; Elderly Resident Found in Cardiac Arrest
Part of a house in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, was crushed by a mudslide which may have been caused by heavy rain from Typhoon Dujuan, the Chosei Area Fire Department said Monday. Rescue efforts led to the discovery of a woman in her 80s in a state of cardiac arrest on Tuesday.
A mudslide in Mobara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, may have been triggered by Typhoon Dujuan's heavy rain, according to the Chosei Area Fire Department. Rescue operations on Tuesday revealed an 80-year-old woman suffering from cardiac arrest. The fire department was alerted on Monday evening by a neighbor reporting house damage caused by the mudslide.
While three occupants of the house managed to escape, the location of the fourth resident, an elderly woman, remained unknown. Consequently, local police joined the search efforts alongside the fire department.
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