NARA, Dec 28 (News On Japan) - Human bones have been discovered in a car buried under the landslide that engulfed a road in Nara Prefecture on Dec 23, possibly the remains of a man who has been missing since that day.
One man was rescued from one of two cars that were buried, but there has been no contact with a man in his 70s from Wakayama Prefecture, who is believed to have been in the other car.
Several human bones were found on Thursday morning near the driver's seat of a car buried in the mudslide.
The car showed signs of having been burned, and it is suspected that the driver was caught in a fire.
Currently, it is not confirmed whether the bones are those of the missing man from Wakayama Prefecture. The police will continue their efforts to identify the remains.
Source: ANNnewsCH