Tag: Japan avalanche

Eight killed, 40 injured after avalanche hits ski slopes in Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — An avalanche Monday killed seven Japanese high school students and a teacher on a mountain-climbing outing, and injured 40 more. More than 100 troops were deployed in a major rescue mission after the avalanche hit ski slopes in Tochigi prefecture north of Tokyo. Television footage showed rescuers climbing the mountainside as ambulances stood by. A total of 52 students and 11 teachers from seven high schools were on a three-day mountaineering […]

UPDATED: Six high school students feared dead in avalanche at Japan ski resort

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Six high school students were feared dead Monday after they were engulfed by an avalanche while on a mountain-climbing outing, officials and reports said. Local authorities and police confirmed that an avalanche had hit early Monday on the mountain in Tochigi prefecture north of Tokyo. Public broadcaster NHK reported that six high school students were found with no vital signs. NHK also said that three other students were injured, while three […]