On the 14th, five people were involved in an avalanche at Mt. Norikura in Nagano prefecture, and one died. I learned from an interview with the police that I was talking.
On the morning of the 14th, an avalanche occurred on the slope of Mt. Norikura, which straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures, on the side of Matsumoto city, Nagano prefecture, and five men who were climbing were involved.
According to police, the accident killed Naoya Toda (49), a self-employed person in Yasu City, Shiga Prefecture, and two men in their 40s who were climbing together in Shiga Prefecture were slightly injured.
The other two were in different groups, and they went down the mountain on their own without any injuries.
The site is an area outside the slopes above the ski resort, and the snow on the slope collapsed over a width of about 200 meters and a length of about 300 meters. According to the investigation so far, one injured person said, "It's an avalanche from the surroundings. After hearing the voice, it was swept away in a blink of an eye. "
The police are investigating the detailed situation, assuming that a "surface avalanche" has occurred in which the newly accumulated snow layer collapses on the solidified snow based on the situation at the site.
The temperature in Nagano prefecture is expected to rise after the 15th, and the Japan Meteorological Agency says that it is likely that avalanches due to snowmelt will occur in the future, so please be careful when entering snowy mountains, such as checking the weather forecast. ..