2 confirmed dead in landslide near Tokyo

TOKYO, July 19 — Two people previously found at the scene of a collapsed house following heavy rains near Tokyo have been confirmed dead, local media reported Sunday.

The two-story house in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, collapsed after mud from a mountain behind the house flowed into the first floor as torrential rains hit parts of the prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Friday night, Kyodo News reported.