4 people missing after landslide in SW Japan

By Steven Talamantes, April Hettinger, NBC News

September 7, 2020 10:49 PM

Published September 7, 2020 4:04 PM

SHIIBA, HIGASHIUSUKI DISTRICT, MIYAZAKI PREFECTURE, Japan (KYMA, KECY) - Typhoon Haishen struck the village of Shiiba leading to a landslide that has left four people missing.

Police officers are searching for a woman in her 60's, her son in his 30's, and two Vietnamese male interns who were reported missing after a landslide destroyed a construction firm office, which was also used as a residence.

The woman's husband, the president of the company, managed to escaped the natural disaster, but was injured in the process, suffering several broken ribs.

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April Hettinger

April was born and raised in San Diego where she loved the beach town and her two dogs, Lexi and Malibu. She decided to trade the beach for the snow and advanced her education at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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