publish time

12/03/2024

author name Arab Times

publish time

12/03/2024

This aerial photo shows Mt. Yotei where an avalanche hit a group of backcountry skiers, in Kutchan, Hokkaido, on March 11. (AP)

TOKYO, March 12, (AP): Two backcountry skiers have died in a mountain avalanche on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido, according to news reports.
The dead in Monday's avalanche on the 1,898 meter (6,227 feet) Mount Yotei were from New Zealand, according to the New Zealand Herald.
The snow slammed into three people in a group of six, according to Japan's Kyodo News. The man who survived was injured in his shoulder.