Local residents stand near a car and houses which were swept away after being in the path of a mudslide, in Hofu, about 770 km (478 miles) west of Tokyo, July 22, 2009. Mudslides caused by heavy rain in western Japan on Tuesday left five people dead and eight missing, including elderly residents of a nursing home, Japanese media reported. REUTERS/Issei Kato (JAPAN DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)
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