An old man stands amidst the rubble after landslide claimed many lives in Western Japan on Ausgust 21, 2014.
The search for more than 50 people still missing after catastrophic landslides in Japan was halted on Friday because of fears for the safety of rescuers.
"Operations in (two districts) were halted as mountains there were becoming mis-shapen," a Hiroshima police spokesman said. Rescuers have been "evacuated as there is a risk of a fresh landslide".