TOKYO, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- A search resumed Friday for four workers missing after being hit by a landslide on a road they were repairing, Japanese officials said.
Some 160 rescue workers from police and fire departments, as well Japanese defense forces, were involved in the effort in the city of Yurihonjo in the northern region of the island of Honshu, The Mainichi reported.
Two pieces of heavy equipment also were buried in the landslide.
The remains of a fifth worker, Makoto Sato, 65, have been found, The Mainichi said.
All of the workers were employees of Yamashina Kensetsu, a local construction company.
At the time of the collapse Thursday afternoon, eight workers were taking a break from repairing a crack that had appeared in the road about a year ago following heavy rain.
Rescue efforts were hindered by rain that had continued for several days.
