JAPAN: 7 school children killed in avalanche

Seven Japanese high school students and their teacher have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort. The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km (75 miles) north of Tokyo. Another 40 people, mostly students, were hurt including two who were in a critical condition, reports said. The victims were […]

Seven Japanese high school students and their teacher have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort.
The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km (75 miles) north of Tokyo.
Another 40 people, mostly students, were hurt including two who were in a critical condition, reports said.
The victims were part of a 70-strong group from several schools who were on a three-day mountain climbing training trip. Dozens of troops were involved in rescue efforts, amid bad weather and heavy snowfall.
“All the people have been carried down from the mountain and they are now being transported to hospital,” a prefecture official told AFP news agency.