National ⺠Mudslide halts train, injures several passengers

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<p>A mudslide hit a running local train on the JR Iwaizumi Line in Iwate Prefecture on Saturday morning, causing the one-car train to come to an emergency stop and slightly injuring two people on board, police said.  Soil next to the single-track line in a rugged mountainous area in the town of Iwaizumi slipped around 7:35 a.m. when the train was passing by with seven passengers and two operators aboard, but all were rescued about three hours later, the police said.</p>

<p>The northeastern Japan town has had heavy rain for several days. The rear of the train was buried and it partly derailed in the incident, town officials said.
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